Martha Sears West has written and illustrated LONGER THAN FOREVERMORE; RHYMES AND DOODLES FROM A WIND-UP TOY; and JAKE, DAD, and the WORM for children of all ages. She has also penned, illustrated, and narrated The Hetty Series for families and young adults: HETTY First in Series; HETTY HAPPENS Second in Series; HETTY OR NOT Third in Series, HONEYMOON SUMMER Fourth in Hetty Series; HETTY ON HOLD Fifth in Series; and now IT's ME, PIPPA! Sixth in Hetty Series. All of West's titles have received the Mom's Choice Award for Excellence in Family Friendly Content. A life-long visual artist, West received her Bachelor of Science degree in Linguistics from the University of Maryland. She is the spouse to the late Stephen A. West, J.D., and mother to two sons, Adam and Allan; and a daughter Page.