Heidi Tattrie Rushton has been a veterinary assistant, an international university recruiter, and a preschool teacher, but writing has always been her passion. She calls Fall River, Nova Scotia, home now, along with her husband, two children, and a furry Havanese sidekick. In 2021, Pet Tales fetched the Joyce Barkhouse Writing for Children Prize with the Writers' Federation of Nova Scotia. Visit her at HeidiTattrieRushton.com.