Janet Skiles lives in western Illinois with her Pekingese-Poodle and two longhaired cats. She has created greeting cards for the World Wildlife Federation, game board and puzzle art for Judy Instructo, Great American Puzzle Factory, and Ravensburger/FX Schmid, and picture-book illustrations for Childcraft, Harcourt, Scholastic, Pearson, McGraw-Hill, and others.