A native of Cleveland, Ohio, Tad (Margaret) Liechty earned her bachelor's and Master's degrees in education from Miami University in Oxford, Ohio. She taught elementary school for 30 years, and one of her greatest joys was to share her love of reading, writing, and nature with children. A mother and grandmother, she continues to share her love of the written word and the natural world through both volunteer work and her own writing. The author of Just Say So, If You Say So, The King's Cookies, Martha and the Mutt, and Martha and New Horizons, Tad lives in Oxford, Ohio with her husband Gil. Tad can be reached via email at tadliechtybooks@gmail.com