Lori Mortensen is an award-winning author of more than 100 children’s books. Some of her popular releases include ARLO DRAWS AN OCTOPUS, illustrated by NYT bestselling author-illustrator Rob Sayegh, Jr., IF WENDELL HAD A WALRUS, illustrated by NYT bestselling author-illustrator Matt Phelan, MOUSEQUERADE BALL, CINDY MOO, CHICKEN LILY, COWPOKE CLYDE RIDES THE RANGE, a Bill Martin Jr. Picture Book Award Nominee and the sequel to Amazon bestseller COWPOKE CLYDE AND DIRTY DAWG, and picture book biographies, NONSENSE! THE CURIOUS STORY OF EDWARD GOREY, and AWAY WITH WORDS: THE DARING TRUE STORY OF EXPLORER ISABELLA BIRD. When she’s not greeting geese at the lake, or putting her nose in a mystery, she’s tapping away at her keyboard, conjuring, coaxing, and prodding her latest stories to life. Today, she lives in the foothills of Northern California with her family and all birds that flock to her feeder—including a daredevil squirrel. www.lorimortensen.com