Stacy Erin Myers is the author and illustrator of Maremaid: A Pony's Tale. The inspiration for the story, about a coin-operated pony who wishes to become a real pony, came from having a horse of her own as a child--a beautiful Arabian mare, and her fixation on mermaids. After traveling to Europe with her mother at the age of five, Myers never forgot the magic and wonderment of the worlds most famous "little mermaid"--the sculpture in Copenhagen harbor. Myers brought Maremaid to The L.A. Times Festival of Books, where it was noticed by Barnes & Noble. She was featured in The Los Angeles Times and later spoke to 500 third- to sixth-graders at local elementary schools about how to write and illustrate a story. In addition to writing, Myers is an artist and a chef. Her oil and watercolor paintings have been displayed in local art shows and galleries. She launched "Stacy's Catering" in the early 2000s and ran that for several years before deciding to pursue her art fulltime. In 2006, while working at home surrounded by her family of rescue dogs, she came up with an idea for another book. Having grown up as an only child with an eccentric Irish mother who bred Yorkshire terriers and loved to cook and a traveling businessman father who was rarely around, a story simmered in her heart. Always a believer in the hereafter, as well as serendipity, Myers conceived of Yorkshire Pudding. Today Myers resides in southern California with her husband and one toy Fox terrier, two Chihuahuas, and one very special teacup Yorkshire terrier, all of whom are happy to sit at her feet while she creates a new dish or paints a new painting, or writes her next story.