Erin Soderberg lives in Minneapolis with her husband, three adventure-loving kids, and a mischievous goldendoodle named Wally. Before becoming an author, she was a children's book editor, a cookie inventor, and also worked for Nickelodeon. She has written many books for young readers, including the first two books in the Puppy Pirates series, Stowaway! and X Marks the Spot, and the Quirks series. Visit her at erinsoderberg.com.