Karen McCarthy EgerKaren McCarthy Eger explored environmental education and children's theater before landing a children's librarian job, which led to a forty year stint in public libraries in New Hampshire and Maine. Deep in the Desert began when a search for desert boks for very young children turned up none. Her interest in deserts stems from a season of living in Canyonlands National Park while volunteering. She lives with her husband on a pond in the woods, and swims as often as the weather in Maine allows. Read More Read Less