An author and junior high school teacher, Colleen Nelsonearned her Bachelor of Education from the University of Manitoba in her hometown of Winnipeg. Her previous works include the critically acclaimed middle-grade novels Harvey Comes Home and Harvey Holds His Own, which was nominated for the 2020 Governor General's Award. Sadia won the 2019 Ruth and Sylvia Schwartz Award. Colleen's first picture book, Teaching Mrs. Muddle, was published in 2020. She writes daily in between appearances at hockey rinks and soccer fields in support of her two sports-loving sons.