Cole Nussbaumer Knaflic is a bestselling author, founder of the company storytelling with data, and mom of three. She lives in Milwaukee, Wisconsin with her husband, kids, dog, and chickens.

Cole’s expertise in making complex data simple and engaging, a skill honed for adult audiences, has found a new expression in children’s literature. Recognizing a gap in early education—the introduction of data and graphs as foundational tools for logic and problem-solving—Cole drew inspiration from her own “delightful dragons,” to create the character of Daphne. This data-drawing heroine embodies the spirit of curiosity and discovery, bringing these important concepts to life for young readers.

With Daphne Draws Data: a storytelling with data adventure, Cole’s passion for data visualization is woven into a story that transforms the wonders of graphs and data into a captivating journey, building data literacy and inviting young minds into a world where learning is a wonderful adventure.