Eileen Spinelli made her debut in 1991 with
Somebody Loves You, Mr. Hatch (Simon & Schuster), which won a Christopher Award. Since then she has written more than forty children's books, including
When No One Is Watching, Jonah's Whale, and
Do You Have a Dog? (all Eerdmans). She lives in Pennsylvania with her husband and fellow children's writer Jerry Spinelli. Visit her website at
eileenspinelli.com.