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Constance Lombardo began drawing when she was 10 years old, inspired in part by the Illustrators Annuals her dad brought home from the advertising agency where he worked, and in part by the fact that her sister did a drawing and got lots of attention. She is the author/illustrator of Everybody Says Meow and the middle grade Mr. Puffball series (HarperCollins.) The books are: Mr. Puffball: Stunt Cat to the Stars, Mr. Puffball: Stunt Cat Across America, and Mr. Puffball: Escape from Castaway Island. She is represented by Lori Nowicki of Painted Words. She lives in Asheville, NC where she's sometimes seen swimming near waterfalls and avoiding snakes.