Hala, a Jordanian currently based in Toronto, loves the Moon, books and her twin cousins. The Moonzies are creatures she made up for her cousins as she was putting them to sleep. They became a fantasy world that only she and the twins knew and talked about. She decided to bring them to life through this book and share them with other children. She is an avid believer in the power and beauty of picture books that become part of a child’s imagination and take them to make-believe places where they can dream, imagine endlessly and be happy. This is her first children’s book, and she hopes that every child who is introduced to the Moonzies enjoys them as much as she does. The Moonzies and the Yellow Balloon tells the story of the little Moon creatures who have a fascination with children on planet Earth and their bedtime stories, and the day they discover a yellow balloon that drifts from Earth and work together to catch it.