Deborah Underwood is the author of more than forty books for kids, including Caldecott Honor Book Outside In, Golden Kite Award winner The Man Who Didn't Like Animals, The Panda Problem, Interstellar Cinderella, and New York Times bestsellers The Quiet Book, The Loud Book, and Here Comes the Easter Cat.
She grew up in Walla Walla, Washington and attended Pomona College. She currently lives in Northern California.