Barbara DAVIS-PYLES, author of Grizzly Boy, CliFF the Failed Troll , and Stubby the Fearless Squid, has written hundreds of fiction and nonfiction pieces for the children\'s education market.
She continues to alternately delight and exasperate her family to this day..
Liz holds a BFA in Art and a BA in Anthropology from the University of Washington and currently resides in Edmonds, Washington with her husband and son.
Winning the first place trophy in her elementary school poster contest encouraged her to pursue art instead of a sensible career in finance like the rest of her family.
LIZ WONG was born in Honolulu, Hawaii, where she spent her early childhood painting and clambering about in mango trees.
Find out more at BarbaraDavisPyles.com.
She lives in the northwest corner of Washington State with her family.
When Barbara\'s not writing, she can be found hiking, biking, or packing for a road trip.
In addition to her curriculum-based work, she helped create A Day in the Meadow (with composer Frederick Frahm), a pipe organ demonstrator for children (Wayne Leupold Editions, 2006).
Barbara DAVIS-PYLES, author of Grizzly Boy, CliFF the Failed Troll , and Stubby the Fearless Squid, has written hundreds of fiction and nonfiction pieces for the children\'s education market
