Terry Pierce is the author of twenty children’s books, including Mama Loves You So, My Busy Green Garden, and Tae Kwon Do! (2007 Bank Street College Best Children’s Books). She has a BA degree in early childhood development and an AMI Montessori teaching diploma. She was a Montessori teacher for twenty-two years before deciding to follow her dream of writing for children. She has an MFA in writing for children & young adults from Vermont College of Fine Arts, including the picture book Concentration certification. For more information, please visit her website at TerryPierceBooks.com.