Nyilah Sulaimana was born in Davenport Iowa. She received her Liberal Arts Degree from Kirkwood Community College and is currently furthering her education, studying at Grand Canyon University.

Nyilah grew up in a household with three older siblings but has a total of nine siblings. “There was never a dull moment” she said.

Her mother, Valerie Bibbs, is a jazz concert promoter, and health information technician, and her father Bk Davis is a singer/pianist and writer.

Nyilah grew up surrounded by creativity. “I think it was the inevitable that I have a deep love for creating”. In elementary school Nyilah’s teachers took notice to her creative nature and encouraged her to continue to explore what she loved.

 “I remember at reading time I would always choose to sit near the window, where I would look out into nature and create my own stories”. Her favorite books as a child were picture books with no words, she loved to create the stories herself. Not only did she love to create stories, but she loved to express the stories with her voice.

Nyilah continues to utilize the same substantial imagination and creative nature that she displayed throughout her younger years. “My favorite playground as a child and better than any toy has always been my imagination. It’s something you never grow out of, that’s the best part. Creating stories and visualizing pictures/scenarios always kept me entertained.” 

“I have always had a strong love and connection with children, I always believed as a child that I would always be a child at heart and never lose that inner curiosity and excitement for life when I grew up, and that has definitely been true.” 

In 2013 Nyilah gave birth to her one and only son, Mason. In 2018, her son told her he wasn’t having very good dreams. That is when the idea of Mason and Milo A Journey Through the Stars was conceived.  “Mason wasn’t having good dreams so I immediately wrote him a lullaby called “sweet dreams”, after noticing such a positive reaction by him in response to the song, I decided to expand on the ideas within the song and write this children’s book.”

She now has the pleasure and joy of encouraging and developing the creative nature in her son Mason, while sharing the same gift with other children through her children’s books.