Margaret Read MacDonald is a children's librarian turned storyteller who travels the world sharing tales. Her many picture book retellings include The Boy from the Dragon Palace, Little Rooster's Diamond Button, and Mabela the Clever. When not traveling, she lives near Seattle, Washington. Red Berry Wool and Mabela the Clever, an ABA Pick of the Lists. He received a BFA in Illustration from the University of Massachusetts at Dartmouth. He lives in New Hampshire.