KAREN KROSSING is an author of settler heritage who has written twelve books for kids and teens, including the picture books One Tiny Bubble and Sour Cakes, and the novels Monster vs. Boy and Punch Like a Girl. She has twice won the SCBWI Crystal Kite Award and has been a finalist for the Ontario Library Association White Pine Award, among other honors. She holds an MFA from Vermont College of Fine Arts, and she's on faculty at Whale Rock Literary Workshops. Karen lives in Toronto, Ontario.