Lauren Stohler lives and works with her husband Gareth in Connecticut, where they create art and pug poetry under their top-secret internet pseudonym, @Inkpug. Lauren is the author of several picture books, including The Best Worst Poet Ever and The Problem with Pajamas. Gnome and Rat is her graphic novel debut.
""Friendship at its most whimsical."" —Kirkus Reviews ""Delightfully lively."" —Publishers Weekly ""Sunny and lighthearted."" —Shelf Awareness ""With a balance of rambunctious glee and genuine warmth, this will be a sure hit with kids wanting a bit of pure goofiness as they move into solo reading."" —The Bulletin ""Light and fun....A cute new addition to the growing pool of emergent-reader graphic novels featuring best friends."" —School Library Journal