Ginny Neil is happiest when she has paint under her fingernails, a pencil in her hand, or mud between her toes. Her creative mind has led to awards in the classroom and as a picture book author/illustrator. She writes for both children and adults. Her picture book The Glorious Forest that Fire Built was then winner of both the Blueberry Honor Book Award and the Eureka Honor Book Award. Ginny lives in Virginia.