Raea Gragg, was inspired by the true story of her parents' spoiled cat, Puffalump, who had trouble learning to share the limelight with a newborn baby boy. Gragg is the author of The Foxtrot and is a cartoonist for her nationally acclaimed high school newspaper, The Blueprint. Gragg's award winning work includes the Silver Key Scholastic Writing Award 2014, National Geographic Linblad Young Explorer Journal Award 2015, and Lafayette Partners in Education Visual Arts First Place Award 2014. Gragg lives in Northern California with her family and a houseful of pets.