LAURA BONTJE is a children’s book author and freelance fiction editor. Raised in Calgary, Alberta, she now lives with her husband, kids and fluffy grey cat in London, Ontario. Her picture books include Marian’s Big Dig (illustrated by Scot Ritchie), When the Air Sang (illustrated by Sarah Whang), Was It a Cat I Saw? (illustrated by Emma Lidia Squillari), and more to come.