Kate Howard has written many funny novelizations, activity books, and early readers for kids, including the New York Times bestselling LEGO Movie novelization, and several Captain Underpants TV and movie tie-in books. Fun fact: Kate Howard is the pseudonym for award-winning and bestselling author Erin Soderberg Downing, who -- in addition to writing novelizations -- has also written many original novels and several fun chapter book series, including The Great Peach Experiment series, the Puppy Pirates series, Just Keep Walking, and Controlled Burn (more info at erinsoderberg.com). She lives in Minneapolis, Minnesota, with her husband, three kids, and two naughty dogs.