Meg McKinlay is an acclaimed author of novels, picture books, and poetry. Her novels include A Single Stone and Catch a Falling Star, as well as Let Me Sleep, Sheep! (illustrated by Leila Rudge), the hilarious chapter books Duck for a Day and Definitely No Ducks and Bella and the Wandering House and Bella and the Voyaging House. She has won numerous awards, including the CBC New Writer's Award, the Giller Prize, the Amazon Canada First Novel Award, and the prestigious VOYA Children's Choice Award. Meg lives in eastern Canada with her husband and two young daughters.