Dian Curtis Regan has published board books, picture books, chapter books, middle grade novels, young adult novels, and anthology stories. She is a former "Member of the Year" of the Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators, and the namesake of the "Dian Curtis Regan Library" in Venezuela. Dian was born and raised in Colorado Springs. After graduating from the University of Colorado in Boulder, she taught school in Denver until deciding to "take one year off to write." Way more than a year has passed and she is still writing full time. Her books have won many honors, including Best