Author/illustrator Colleen Rowan Kosinski attended Moore College of Art and Rutgers University. A Promised Stitched in Time is her first middle-grade novel. Colleen is fascinated with the unknown and hopes her story will intrigue others.

Promises can be hard to keep, but Maggie McConnell is determined to keep the promise she made to her father before he died. She must win a scholarship to a prestigious art program, but her grief gets in the way as she struggles to find her artistic vision. When Maggie purchases an old tweed coat as inspiration, she never guesses this special coat will forever change the way she views life and her place in it. There is a mystery to this tale that connects the coat to someone dear to Maggie's heart. With a brilliant plot, readers will love how all the different parts weave together to become one complete story. (Ages 8-12) -- Midwest Book Review, Children's Bookwatch