Vern Kousky lives outside of Philadelphia, PA, where he spends his days walking in the woods, tending to his plants, and trying his very best to befriend the neighborhood squirrels. He is the author-illustrator of I See You, Sad Bear, the Harold the Bear books, MiloIs Missing Something, and Lawrence: The Bunny WhoWanted to Be Naked. He is also the creator of The BlueSongbird and Otto theOwl Who Loved Poetry.