Kirby Larson is the author of several novels, including the Newbery Honor Book Hattie Big Sky, and Dash, winner of the Scott O'Dell Award for Historical Fiction. With her friend Mary Nethery, she has written two award-winning picture books. She lives in Kenmore, Washington, with her husband and Winston the wonder dog. In her free time, she hunts for beach glass and tidbits from history that she can turn into stores for young readers.