Pearson, Carrie A.: - Carrie A. Pearson is an author and speaker who lives on the sandy shore of Lake Superior in Marquette, Michigan. She is a former early ed teacher and writes books about real things, like Real Princesses Change the World and the award-winning A Warm Winter Tail. She volunteers for the Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators (former Regional Advisor) to help other people create good books for all children and was honored to receive the Gwen Frostic Award for Literacy from the Michigan Reading Association. Carrie raised three daughters on stories of strong women and knows that narratives about princesses who need saving are most likely fairy tales.