About the Author
Lisa Campbell Ernst was born in Oklahoma but now makes her home in Kansas City, Missouri. She earned a Bachelor of Fine Arts in 1978 from the University of Oklahoma and then began a career in advertising before turning to her true love: writing and illustrating books. Among her most notable works are When Bluebell Sang, Ginger Jumps, Duke the Dairy Delight Dog, Goldilocks Returns, The Turn-Around, Upside-Down Alphabet Book, and Tangram Magician, which she created in collaboration with her husband, Lee.