Rebecca J. Carlson believes that kids deserve the very best books.

Her love of folklore and fairy tales has led her to search the out the world's most fascinating stories and weave them together into whole new adventures. She writes from her home on the north shore of Oahu, where she enjoys hiking the jungles, snorkeling the reefs, and paddling in the bays. She's an award-winning author with multiple published articles and short stories, and also a college physics instructor and the mother of five children.