Stone, Lizbeth: - Lizbeth was born in Chicago but now lives with her husband and children on a small farm nestled in the valleys outside of Galena, Illinois. Being connected to nature every single day inspires her to create new characters and stories. Her favorite thing to do besides writing is gardening, snorkeling and spending time with her family. They have three cats, two dogs, twelve sheep and twenty chickens on their farm! Lizbeth's inspiration for her books comes from the messages found in Aesop's Fables which was read to her by her grandmother.