Michelle Knudsen is a New York Times bestselling author of over 50 children’s books, including the award-winning Library Lion, and the more recent Luigi, the Spider Who Wanted to Be a Kitten, both illustrated by Kevin Hawkes. She has also written the Trelian middle-grade fantasy trilogy and the Evil Librarian YA horror-comedy trilogy. She lives in Brooklyn, New York, and is terrified of spiders. Find her online at michelleknudsen.com, on Instagram as @michelle.knudsen and on X as @michelleknudsen.