I live on Madeline Island in Northern Wisconsin. The island is one of the Apostle Islands in Lake Superior and a very special place for me and my family. I was the director of the Madeline Island Public Library for 31 years and always thought the best part of the job was choosing the children's books. I was a nursery school teacher before that for several years and realized, then, the importance of books in our lives and the lives of our children. I have written four other books and plan to write many more.