Janna Matthies is a children's book author and guitar-toting preschool "Music Lady" in her hometown of Indianapolis. Her previous books include The Goodbye Cancer Garden (Whitman 2011), which earned a starred review in School Library Journal and 2011 Best Foreign Children's Book at the Sharjah International Book Fair; Peter, the Knight with Asthma (Whitman, 2009); and Monster Trucks (Piggy Toes Press, 2009. She's also written for Spider and Humpty Dumpty magazines. Janna particularly loves creating stories that celebrate relationships, inspire hope and joy amidst challenging circumstances, and explore the power of artistic beauty. When she's not writing, Janna can be found in the garden, in the lap lanes at the neighborhood pool, or at Little League games with her husband and three kids.