Karen Gray Ruelle, a former librarian, is an author and illustrator. Her books range from whimsical fiction about anthropomorphic cats and rambunctious dogs to serious nonfiction about hidden children, unusual heroes and surprising spies of WWII and the Holocaust. She has also worked as an editor, book reviewer and ESOL teacher. She lives in New York City.

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