Tammy Raden loved rhyming books as a child. She spent hours reading Dr. Seuss to her younger brother. After she had her first child she rediscovered her love for rhyming books. So, for her son's first birthday she decided to write a story for him. That son (Colby) is now in college and after homeschooling Colby and his twin siblings Alexie and Zachary, she now has decided to pursue a career in writing children's books. My Dog Blue is her first published work.