Moonstone Press LLC, a small press in Sarasota, Florida, was established in 2001 by international photojournalist and book producer Stephanie Maze to publish high-quality photography-based books in English and Spanish for children and adults. As a professional photographer for newspapers, magazines, and books worldwide for more than 30 years, Stephanie envisioned her company’s titles to be primarily photo-driven. She decided on a bilingual English-Spanish approach for her company’s titles because of her love for languages and foreign cultures (Stephanie grew up abroad, holds a degree in languages and linguistics, and speaks five languages), because Spanish remains one of the most popular foreign languages in the American school system, and because of her respect for the value of cultural diversity in the United States. Set on becoming a teacher and translator, Stephanie’s professional path instead led to an award-winning career in photojournalism, first as a staff photographer for the San Francisco Chronicle, then, as a freelance photographer for international publications, including National Geographic Magazine, for which she traveled extensively throughout the United States, Latin-America, and Europe. To learn more, go to moonstonepress.net.