Cheryl Johnson, the author and illustrator of Sidley's Story has been interested in creating children's books for all of her life. This book is the third in a series about characters she imagined over thirty years ago. Self taught in art until she entered the Maine College of Art at the non-traditional age of thirty eight, she finally achieved her B.F.A degree after seven years in 2000.She currently works for a high end wooden jig saw puzzle company designing puzzles but her first love is illustrating for children's books. She is working on several more books.