Zachariah O’Hora

Zachariah OHora is the Show Creator and Executive Producer of the ground breaking new animated show on PBS KIDS Carl the Collector. It follows an autistic raccoon who loves to collect things along with his neurotypical and neurodiverse friends. The show features autistic actors, writers, and neurodiverse people on all levels of production.

He is the illustrator of the New York Times best selling book Wolfie the Bunny. And the author and illustrator of a number of award-winning books including the parent trap for cats epic Niblet & Ralph featured on The Today Show and Whale Song a non-fiction picture book about jazz musician Paul Horn and his inter-species communication with orcas. OHora’s books have been translated into over a dozen languages worldwide including; Russian, Chinese, Korean, French, German, Finnish, Spanish, Turkish, Dutch, Arabic and Farsi.

He is the creator of the Gear Guard dashboard character for Rivian electric vehicles. He lives in Pennsylvania with his wife, two sons, two cats and their dog Waffles.