We are Jo and Tim—a Brit and a Canadian, a writer and an illustrator, and lifelong friends who create, write, and illustrate everything together.

We’ve been making things for kids together for over ten years.

We created Tiny Truths because we don’t just want kids to know the stories in the Bible — we want them to understand their important place in the huge, still-unfolding story of God’s great love for everything he has created.

First and foremost, we want them to know they are made in the image of God, full of his light and love to share with everyone.

And then we want to give them as many ways as possible to explore, imagine, and discover what it looks like to love the things God loves and care for the things he cares for.

Together we’ve published four books with Zonderkidz: The Tiny Truths Illustrated Bible, The Tiny Truths Bible for Little Ones, Wonder & Wisdom, and The Tiny Truths Little Lights Devotional.

We also have a growing collection of simple, printable resources for parents, teachers, home schooler and church volunteers…and we’re always working on something new!

Jo Rivard - Joanna grew up in Nigeria and England and studied French at Oxford University. She has a PhD in French existentialism from the University of Michigan but (given the choice) prefers writing children’s stories. She lives in Toronto with her husband and two children who refuse to share her accent.

Tim Penner - Tim is an animation director and illustrator who lives in Toronto. Before art and film school he picked up a degree in theology just in case the opportunity to bring it all together and make a children’s Bible ever presented itself.