Meg McKinlay is the author of many books for children, including the picture book No Bears and the chapter book Duck for a Day, both illustrated by Leila Rudge. About Below, she says, When I was thirteen, I stood on the edge of a drowned town, and that image has haunted me ever since. It s thrilling to see it come to life all these years later in the shape of a story. Meg McKinlay lives in Australia.