Susan Tupper lives in Amherst Junction, Wisconsin, where she can be often be found working in her garden. She was a library media specialist for the Rosholt School District for 26 years and also has a degree in Broadfield Social Studies from UW-Stevens Point. She served on the Advisory Board of the UW-Madison Cooperative Children's Book Center for three years and is a former recipient of an Excellence in Teaching Fellowship Award from the Herb Kohl Foundation.