Eri­ca S. Perl is well-known for writ­ing books for young read­ers, includ­ing Chick­en Butt!, Goat­ilocks and the Three Bears, and Fero­cious Fluffi­ty. She has received the Nation­al Jew­ish Book Award, the Syd­ney Tay­lor Sil­ver Medal, and a Syd­ney Tay­lor Notable. Eri­ca is a crowd-pleas­ing pre­sen­ter at schools, libraries, and com­mu­ni­ty events and lives in Wash­ing­ton, DC with her family.