Lisa Rockoff currently lives in Arizona with her two wheaten terrier dogs and her youngest son. She attended Northwestern University where she earned both a bachelors and masters degree. She worked in the computer field and ran two art glass businesses while raising four successful children. Lisa read and collected hundreds of children's books and has the knowledge of what young children like to read. She feels children need to appreciate books early on to become more successful in life. She loves animals and felt the need to have an animal theme in her books. The Hilda "Ma" Tilda series was invented in collaboration with her Aunt Arlene who is a professional writer and editor. Currently Lisa just finished her memoir about marriage and divorce in a relation to Asperger's syndrome.