Terri Libenson is the New York Times bestselling author of the popular, award-winning middle-grade series, Emmie & Friends, which has been translated into twenty languages. She was previously the Reuben Award-winning cartoonist of the syndicated daily comic strip, The Pajama Diaries (2006-2020) as well as a humorous card writer/illustrator for American Greetings. Terri lives in Cleveland, Ohio, with her husband, Mike. She is the proud mom of two grown daughters and a spoiled poodle, Rosie.