Bio (see a longer bio on my “About” page):

Emma Bland Smith is a librarian and the award-winning author of many books for children. Her latest include The Fabulous Fannie Farmer: Kitchen Scientist and America’s Cook; How Science Saved the Eiffel Tower; and The Gardener of Alcatraz. Emma lives in an old creaky house in San Francisco with her family, pets, and too many cookbooks and coffee mugs. Visit her at www.emmabsmith.com