Merideth Ussery and her husband, Scott, are both teachers in Princeton, Missouri, a small rural community in northern Missouri. Prior to moving to Princeton, Merideth lived her ent...view moreMerideth Ussery and her husband, Scott, are both teachers in Princeton, Missouri, a small rural community in northern Missouri. Prior to moving to Princeton, Merideth lived her entire life in Knoxville, Iowa, where she taught for six years. Merideth and Scott have four sons, Kaleb, Kelby, Bowe, and Chandler. Merideth has two other books published by Scholastic. They are both teacher resource books titled Follow the Directions: Solve and Draw Math, for grades 3–5 and grades 6–8. In addition to her published work, Merideth has been reading and creating children’s stories for several decades and has finally decided to turn the stories she told her boys into stories for the world to hear.view less