Stacy McAnulty is a children’s book author, who used to be a mechanical engineer, who’s also qualified to be a dog therapist (is that a thing???), a correspondent for The Daily Show (why not), and a Green Bay Packer coach (totally!). She has written dozens of books including a critically-acclaimed debut middle-grade novel, The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl, and the 2017 Ezra Jack Keats New Writer Honor book Excellent Ed. Her other picture books include Earth! My First 4.54 Billion Years, Sun: One in a Billion, Max Explains Everything: Grocery Store Expert, Brave and Beautiful, Mr. Fuzzbuster Knows He’s the Favorite, and 101 Reasons Why I’m Not Taking a Bath. She’s also authored the chapter book series The Dino Files and Goldie Blox, based on the award-winning toys. When not writing, Stacy likes to listen to NPR, bake triple-chocolate cupcakes, and eat triple-chocolate cupcakes. Originally from upstate NY, she now lives in Kernersville, NC with her 3 kids, 3 dogs, and 1 husband.