Ransom has published more than 135 books for children, and she is amazed every day that she's able to do this as her life's work. It's no small thing to discover at an early age (ten!) what one is meant to do, and then pursue that dream. For her, the best part of writing for children is that she can move between writing board books, picture books, easy readers, chapter books, middle grade novels, nonfiction, and biography. Her latest titles are aimed for younger children. PUMPKIN DAY, APPLE PICKING DAY, and TOOTH FAIRY'S NIGHT (Random House) are easy readers written in bouncy rhyme. She is very excited for the release of AMANDA PANDA QUITS KINDERGARTEN (Doubleday, summer 2017). It's her first picture book with animal characters! The irrepressible Amanda Panda will return in a sequel, scheduled for 2018!