Wendy BooydeGraaff has a mother with a green thumb, but her own thumb is merely chartreuse. She is the author of Salad Pie (Ripple Grove Press), a children's picture book about friendship, imagination, and the outdoors. Her work has been published in Critical Read, Kveller, Third Wednesday, and Across the Margin. She's on Twitter @BooyTweets and online at wendybooydegraaff.com.