Deborah Hodge is the author of more than 25 books for children. She specializes in writing engaging nonfiction for young readers and loves the challenge of using few words to explain big thoughts.Many of Deborah's books have won awards and been published internationally. She won the Information Book Award from the Children's Literature Roundtables of Canada, and her picture book "Lily and the Mixed-up Letters" was chosen by IBBY as an Outstanding Book for Young People with Disabilities.Deborah is a former teacher and curriculum writer for the British Columbia Ministry of Education. She lives in Vancouver, Canada.For more information, please see her website at: www.deborahhodge.com.