Kate Coombs writes picture books, poetry, and middle grade fantasy novels. Her collection of ocean poems, Water Sings Blue, won the Lee Bennett Hopkins Poetry Award for 2012. Her most recent books are an Austen-inspired parody of Goodnight Moon called Goodnight Mr. Darcy and The Tooth Fairy Wars, a rollicking face-off between the Tooth Fairy and a boy named Nathan. Earlier picture books include The Secret-Keeper, an original folktale, and Hans My Hedgehog, a retelling of a Grimms' fairy tale. She has also written two comic fantasy books for 3rd through 7th graders, The Runaway Princess and its sequel, The Runaway Dragon. Kate has worked as a K-12 and college teacher and is currently Curriculum Director for a publisher of state history books. After spending most of her life in Los Angeles, Kate now lives in Utah, though she is embarrassed to admit she does not ski. Kate's web address is www.katecoombs.com.