David Elliott is a New York Times bestselling author with over 35 published or soon-to-be published books to his name. These include his provocative novels-in-verse Bull, which received 6 starred reviews; Voices, which was a finalist for the American Library in Paris Book Prize, a Wall Street Best Book of the Year, and an NCTE Notable Verse Novel; the picture book Baabwa and Wooliam, illustrated by Melissa Sweet, which was a Cybils Award finalist, JLG selection, and the PW Best Book of the Year; three picture books in the This Orq series, which was published in more than eight foreign editions; and the critically acclaimed, award-winning poetry books On the Farm, In the Wild and, most recently, In the Woods.

E. M. Elliott studied film and creative writing at Sarah Lawrence College and Media Studies at The New School in New York. He previously worked as a script reader for two production houses in Los Angeles, and currently lives in Philadelphia with his wife, dog, and cat. This is his first book.