Linda Nelson lives on the East End of Long Island, New York, and is a graduate of Chamberlayne College in Massachusetts. She has written articles about animals and their behavior in a fictional form for some time. Her inspiration for this book was her love of children and the pleasure that reading brings to a young audience. This Blue Squirrel brings you directly into the adventures of its main character Gus whom you would learn to admire and want to read more about.