Paul Many has written three books for teens and four for younger readers as well as numerous short stories and poetry for adult audiences. His books have been a Los Angeles Times Best Children's Book selection, selected for a statewide reading program and for the Read Aloud America program, and staged numerous times in a production that incorporates music and dance. They've been republished in paperback and translated into four languages and are found in libraries from Maine to Melbourne. He lives in Toledo, Ohio.