RubyAnn Stiegelmeier has been helping others for as long as she can remember. After her dad died when she was 11, her childhood on their family's farm became a bootcamp in creative problem solving. Writing became her way of trialing long-term strategies. As the proud aunt of 22 nieces and nephews, Sir Rupert and his many misadventures came to life from all the times she heard ""auntie, tell us a story!"" Joe Duncan is a hillbilly artist from Kentucky and he's just excited to be here in this book with you right now. Joe sustains himself with a healthy diet of cartoons and sugary cereal to keep his mind sharp and his reflexes strong. He also has some dogs and a pretty cool kid.