MAGGIE de VRIES is the author of six other books for children, including the picture books Fraser Bear and Tale of a Great White Fish, as well as one book for adults, Missing Sarah, a memoir about her sister that was shortlisted for the Governor General’s Literary Award. She has also contributed to two anthologies, one of them Dropped Threads 3. A former children’s book editor and writer-in-residence for the Vancouver Public Library, she now focuses on teaching creative writing at the University of British Columbia and on her own writing. Maggie de Vries lives in Vancouver. Visit her online at www.maggiedevries.com.