Susan Gibbons-Wolf is a freelance writer and author of the award-winning picture book P.S. Boats, Around Puget Sound. She studied creative writing at the University of Washington and is a trained public information officer. Teaching children for more than 40 years and working in public service has given her perspective of what children want: vivid illustrations, engaging text, heartfelt messages, and worthy subjects. She is the mother of three, grandmother of four, and lives with her husband on the beautiful Olympic Peninsula in Washington State, USA.