Lauren wants her dog Scout to have puppies, but her dad shows her why it's not a good idea.

Author Jeanne Prevost is the award-winning author of It's Raining Cats-and Cats!, her first children's book. She is elementary school teacher who has also worked as a medical assistant for a veterinary hospital; trained puppies for Guiding Eyes for the Blind; and raised chickens, ducks, a goat, and numerous dogs.

Artist Amelia Hansen is the much-honored illustrator of It's Raining Cats and Cats! Are You Ready for Me? and At the Dog Park with Sam and Lucy, all Gryphon Press titles, as well as nineteen other books exploring the connections between people, animals, and the earth. If she's not in her studio, you may find Amelia painting outdoors, riding her bike, walking with friends, or hanging out with her husband, cats, chickens and bees.