Linda Ashman (lindaashman.com) has written over twenty-five picture books, which have garnered awards including New York Times Notable Children's Book, IRA/CBC Children's Choices Selection, Bank Street Best Book, Booklist Editors' Choice, Parenting Best Book, and Child Best Book. As a children's poet, she's been compared to Ogden Nash, Mary Ann Hoberman, Douglas Florian, and Jack Prelutsky. She was born in New York and grew up in New Jersey, and has worked as a real estate market analyst and in urban planning. She lives in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, with her husband, son, and two dogs.