Karen Romano Young is a writer, illustrator, and science journalist. She has written close to two dozen books for children, and has illustrated several, including the groundbreaking graphic novel Doodlebug and its sequel Stuck in the Middle (Of Middle School). Karen's acclaimed science books include Small Worlds, Across the Wide Ocean, and Bug Science. She is the creator of a science comic called Humanimal Doodles, and a veteran of three ocean science research voyages, including dives to the bottom of the ocean. Karen's novels include Cobwebs and The Beetle and Me: A Love Story, which earned her a Flying Start in Publishers Weekly and numerous honors. Karen lives in the Connecticut woods with her husband and two large fluffy dogs. To see more of Karen's work, please visit her web site, www.karenromanoyoung.com