Cheryl LockCheryl Lock has known since the third grade when she read Robert C. O'Brien's "Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH" that writing - and writing children's books, more specifically - would be in her future. Eventually, she moved to Manhattan to follow herwriting dreams, working for newspapers, magazines, and websites. Her work has been published in The New York Times, The Washington Post, Forbes, Parents, and loads of other places. She lives in Colorado with her husband and three daughters. Cheryl's first children's book - "Grace Retraces Her Day" - was a finalist in the American Writing Awards Children's Book International Competition (adventure category) and in the 2025 Literary Global Children's Book Awards, (realistic Fiction category)! Read More Read Less