Stacy McAnulty is an award-winning children’s book author, who used to be a mechanical engineer and still dreams of being an astronaut. She has written over 35 books including the middle-grade novel, The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl, an Indie Bestseller, and the picture book, Excellent Ed, a 2017 Ezra Jack Keats New Writer Honor book. Her popular and continually expanding Our Universe series includes Earth! My First 4.54 Billion Years, Moon! Earth’s Best Friend, Sun! One in a Billion and more. Her debut middle-grade nonfiction, Save the People! Halting Human Extinction was favorably reviewed in the New York Times and received starred-reviews from Kirkus Review and School Library Journal. Most of her books include a STEM angle or an adorable dog—some include both. When not writing, Stacy likes to listen to NPR (or 80s music), bake triple-chocolate cupcakes, and eat triple-chocolate cupcakes. Originally from upstate NY, she now lives in Kernersville, NC with her 3 kids, 3 dogs, and 1 husband.