Samantha Wheeler studied agriculture, worked with dairy farmers, and taught science before writing her first children's book in 2011. Five books later, her stories have been shortlisted for the Queensland Literary Awards, the Readings Book Prize, The Wilderness Society Environmental Award and the Royal Zoological Society of NSW, Whitley Commendation. When not writing, Samantha spends time with her husband, pets and two beautiful daughters, the youngest of whom was diagnosed with Rett Syndrome. Although never able to speak, and trapped in a body that doesn't work, this brave young lady's remarkable spirit touches everyone who meets her.