Wendy Wax grew up in Southfield, Michigan. After earning a BFA in graphic design from the University of Michigan, she moved to New York City, and lived there for 18 years. In NYC, Wendy worked as a children's book editor for the Kipling Press, Parachute Press (senior editor), Byron Preiss Visual Productions (executive editor), and (part-time) Simon & Schuster Books for Children. While an editor, Wendy began writing her own children's books, published by HarperCollins, Penguin, Simon more...