Dusti Bowlinggrew up in Scottsdale, Arizona, where, as her family will tell you, she always had her nose in a book. Dusti holds a bachelor of psychology and a master of education, but she eventually realized that her true passion was writing. She lives in Arizona with her husband and three daughters. Gina Perrygraduated from Syracuse University, worked as a compositor in animation, then an art director for a stationery manufacturer, before discovering her true passion - writing and illustrating children's books. She lives with her family in New Hampshire.