Dr. Kari-Lynn Winters is an award-winning Canadian children's author, poet, playwright, performer, and academic scholar. Since 2007, she has authored over 33 books. Kari-Lynn has received the British Columbia Book Prize silver medal twice and has garnered multiple nominations for awards such as the Forest of Reading (e.g., French Toast, Jeffrey and Sloth, Buzz About Bees) and the Chocolate Lily Awards (e.g., Bad Pirate, Good Pirate). Currently holding a Full Professor position in Brock University ‘s Faculty of Education, Dr. Winters teaches literacy and the arts to teacher candidates and has worked at the Hamilton campus for the past 11 years. For more information about Kari-Lynn, please see her website: www.kariwinters.com.