JoAnn Early Macken writes poetry, picture books, nonfiction and novels for children and young adults. Her newest picture books are "Baby Says 'Moo!'" (Disney-Hyperion Books, 2011), :Waiting Out the Storm" (Candlewick, 2010), and "Flip, Float, Fly: Seeds on the Move" (Holiday House, 2008). JoAnn earned an M.F.A. in Writing for Children and Young Adults from Vermont College. She has written more than one hundred nonfiction books for educational publishers. She speaks about poetry and writing to children and adults at schools, libraries and conferences.