About the creator
Sarah Spalding Elton
Writer, mother, global citizen — planting seeds for a more compassionate world.
Sarah is a writer and creative thinker, born and raised in Panama within a multicultural family. Her life — woven across Panama, Costa Rica, and Europe — has been shaped by a long love of psychology, wellbeing, and the quiet power of storytelling.
Stories can be a gentle and powerful force for peace — when they reach children early.
— SarahWhy Oli
Sarah founded Oli the Owl on the conviction that the books we put into small hands shape the world those small hands will one day hold. Her hope is that young readers approach cultural difference with curiosity rather than apprehension.
How the books are made
As both a mother and a global citizen, Sarah crafts each story with intentionality and care. The goal is to foster openness, kindness, and confidence in shared human connection — to plant seeds for a more compassionate, more connected future.
Where she writes from
Between Panama, Costa Rica, and Europe — wherever the next story is asking to be told.
In partnership with
Agustín Cafferata Espina
Every page of Oli the Owl is hand-painted in watercolor by Agustín — turning real places, in all their texture and weather, into something a small reader can step inside.