Lindsay Whitman Drewes has always loved creatures. As a child, she cared for cats, lambs, pigs, calves, and even clams she would find in the creek. She taught science to 4th and 5th graders in Toledo, Ohio, helping them find creative solutions to their problems. She now writes from home alongside her three children, husband, and an array of creatures ranging from cats, snakes, chickens, and hermit crabs to any other critters her kids want to bring home.