Sharon A. Harmon is also the author of the children's book Horatio Mortimer Loved Music.Francois Christmas Crossing is based on a true story, about an owl that left Canada in a tree that traveled to Georgia where it was sold as a Christmas tree. Many years ago she found a tiny Saw-whet owl in the road and she took it home for two weeks until it was strong enough to be released into the woods again. This is the first time that Sharon illustrated a book. She is a freelance writer and poet, who lives deep in the woods of Central Massachusetts with her husband, cat, many fir trees and owls.