Lynn Plourde is the author of forty children's books including her newest The Boy Whose Face Froze Like That. Some of Lynn's other titles include Pigs in the Mud in the Middle of the Rud, Wild Child, and her middle grade novel Maxi's Secrets (or what you can learn from a dog), inspired by her best buddy, Maggie. Lynn does many author visits to schools each year during which she teaches students how to write their own stories. Before becoming a fulltime author, she worked for 21 years as a speech-language therapist in public schools, including working with many students with Down Syndrome. Lynn lives with her husband in Winthrop, Maine, where she enjoys going for walks, gardening, reading, and playing with her young grandson. Visit her at www.lynnplourde.com.