Shari Swanson is the author of Honey, The Dog Who Saved Abe Lincoln, winner of the Kentucky Bluegrass Award (2022), a Junior Library Guild selection, and a Best Book of the Year by Bank Street College of Education (2021 Edition). She lives in Southern California, nestled among mountains and canyons, with her husband, Todd, and their dog and cat, Honey and Marie. Shari has a BA in English Literature from UCLA, a JD in Law from USC, and Master of Fine Arts in Writing for Children and Young Adults from Vermont College of Fine Arts. Shari has been an appellate lawyer and a middle school language arts teacher. She loves the mountains, animals, and games of all sorts. Learn more about her at ShariSwanson.com.