Martha Ritter wrote her first book when she was in the sixth grade. It was a huge volume about the Republic of Indonesia, which the president of the United States requested she give to Indonesia's president. Reluctantly, she complied—and nearly caused an international incident. Despite this complication, Ms. Ritter has been writing ever since. A journalist, speechwriter, and poet, she has served as a public affairs director for New York City. As a New York actor, Ms. Ritter has worked in theater and shared her sense of humor with a national audience in a number of classic TV commercials. This is her first children's book. Ms. Ritter lives in Connecticut and New York City.