Loreen Leedy (Author, Illustrator),

Loreen Leedy, born in Wilmington, Delaware in 1959, is a children's author and illustrator who majored in art in college before crafting jewelry and transitioning to freelance writing and illustrating in 1984. She has created over 40 picture books, many incorporating educational topics like math, science, social studies, and language arts with humor and enthusiasm, such as 'Fraction Action' and 'Measuring Penny.' Now based in Florida, she has shifted to mixed media art after her book career.[1][2][3][4][6]