Stevenson, Deborah: - Deborah Stevenson is a children's author and independent publisher. She is a mother, a product manager for a large Telecom company, and a trainer and competitor in the sport of dog agility. She loves sharing her passion for animals with children, and animals are a central theme in her otherwise-diverse work, which includes both fiction and non-fiction, verse and prose, picture books and a chapter book, serious topics and humorous ones. Humor, compassion for others, determination to achieve goals, family connections, friendship and nature are all topics she enjoys exploring.