Erica S. Perl is the author of more than forty popular and critically acclaimed books for children. She has also collaborated on books with Dolly Parton and R.J. Palacio. Erica teaches writing in the Vermont College of Fine Arts MFA program and lives in Washington, DC, with her family. She is fond of cookies and carrots, but especially cookies (don’t tell Carrot!). Her website is ericaperl.com.