Alice Anna Reese writes fiction and nonfiction for children, is an animal scientist, and has taught elementary school. She is a founding member of The Writers in Group (TWiG), a writing and publishing cooperative in Prince Edward Island. Currently, I am a member of the Columbia Branch of Missouri Writers’ Guild; Columbia Freelance Forum; and Write/Hear, Columbia’s branch of the Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators (SCBWI) aka Scwibby. Alice has a B.A. in English from U.C.L.A. and a Ph.D. in animal science from North Carolina State University.