The Perfect Pet is Samantha's debut picture book with Arbordale. Her stories, poems, and articles have been published both online and in print including e-zines and magazines. Her picture book, It's Birthday Time, Jake!, was released in 2010 by Guardian Angel Publishing; she has also illustrated Shaping up the Year, As I Watch, Growing Up Dreams, Cinderfella and the Furry Godmother, One Pelican at a Time, and Sea Turtle Summer. She served for two years as the managing editor of the Pen & Palette, the newsletter of SCBWI-Carolinas Chapter. A native of sunny central Florida, Samantha Bell grew up in an area brimming with wildlife; now living in the upstate of South Carolina with her husband and four children, she's found there is lots of room for the family's animal friends. Visit her website: www.samanthabellbooks.com.