Jill Kalz is the author of more than 70 titles for children, including the Tuckerbean beginning-reader series and the picture book Farmer Cap ("Pfeffernut County" series), finalist for a 2008 Minnesota Book Award and winner of the Readers' Choice Award and an AEP Distinguished Achievement Award. Kalz has also published poetry in the Nebraska Review, the Ohio Review, Cream City Review, and other magazines. Her short story "Last Call" was a runner-up for Minnesota Monthly's Tamarack Award. Kalz works as a children's book editor and lives in Minnesota. A complete list of her titles can be found at www.jillkalz.com or the Jill Kalz author page on Facebook.