Michelle Knudsen is the New York Times best-selling author of more than fifty books for children and young adults, including the award-winning picture book Library Lion, which was selected by Time magazine as one of the 100 Best Children's Books of All Time. Her novels include The Dragon of Trelian (VOYA Top Shelf Fiction for Middle School Readers) and Evil Librarian (YALSA Best Fiction for Young Adults; Sid Fleischman Award for Humor). Michelle also sometimes writes short fiction for adults and was a 2024 BSFA (British Science Fiction Association) finalist for the audio version of her short story "The Pigeon." Her most recent title is the picture book Luigi, the Spider Who Wanted to Be a Kitten, illustrated by Kevin Hawkes, and her next book will be the middle grade fantasy novel, INTO THE WILD MAGIC (Candlewick Press, August 2025). Michelle teaches writing in Lesley University's low-residency MFA program. She lives in Brooklyn, New York, with three humans, two cats, and one snake.