Eleanor MathewsEleanor Mathews holds a degree in geography from the University of Washington, with emphasis on cartography and graphic arts. She is an author of fiction and nonfiction works including The Linden Tree (winner of the 2007 MilkweedEditions Prize for Children's Literature) and a memoir, The Ungarnished Truth, A Cooking Contest Memoir about winning the Pillsbury Bake-Off. She is the granddaughter of Robert Cushman Murphy whose diary, photographs, and other writings are the basis of Ambassador to the Penguins. Read More Read Less