Gretchen H. Lee is an author, educator, and founder of Shekinah Educational Publishing. After more than three decades in education, she now writes books for children, teens, and adults that blend storytelling, learning, faith, humor, and heart. She is the creator of Sir Rusty & Friends and the world of Castle Foss, as well as the Critter’s World children’s collection, educational resources, and Christian nonfiction. Drawing on a lifetime of teaching, storytelling, and an abiding love of animals, she creates books that invite readers to learn, laugh, wonder, and grow. She lives and writes in New Mexico.