Diane PietilaDiane Pietila lives in Dawson Creek, BC with her loving husband, Edward, and their two spoiled cats. You can often find them puttering in their woodshop or camping and fishing with family and friends. Each with three grown children, they now dote on even energetic grandchildren. Diane had always enjoyed reading to her little ones, giving each character their own voice, being very animated and silly. Instilled in each of her children was a mutual love of books and a desire to learn to read at an early age. Inspired, Diane wrote The Shiny Red Ball just for them--they have encouraged her to publish it ever since. Read More Read Less