E M McCannE.M. McCann is an award winning creator of children's content who began her career at age 11 as an actress in Gordon Pinsent's "A Gift to Last" (CBC). After studying English and Film at the University of Toronto, she began to work in television as a riter/director/producer of educational children's media at TVOntario. Marie lead the creation of long-running series such as "Gisele's Big Backyard" (TVOntario) and "Kids' Canada (CBC) which both won Gemini Awards. While on a trip to North Africa she was inspired to write "Larry the Dromedary - We Won't Desert You!" and spent a number of years working on the fantastical tale that draws on her life and mythical influences. She lives in Toronto, Canada with her two amazing daughters, her life partner and her dog. She loves to travel, sings in a country band called Animal Kyngdom, paints and currently heads up children's content for the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation Read More Read Less