DEBRA LYNN has a BFA from the University of Alberta and an MA in art education from Concordia University, Montreal. Besides working as a community art instructor, she also worked 17 seasons as a fo...view moreDEBRA LYNN has a BFA from the University of Alberta and an MA in art education from Concordia University, Montreal. Besides working as a community art instructor, she also worked 17 seasons as a forest fire lookout in Northern Alberta and the Rocky Mountains. After her son, Ramzi, was born in 1991, watching his growth and development inspired her to write dozens of picture book manuscripts. Debra now lives, writes and illustrates in beautiful Port Alice, BC.view less