Devorah Petty

Dev Petty (devpetty.com) is the author of I Don't Want to Be a Frog, I Don't Want to Be Big, There's Nothing to Do!, I Don't Want to Go to Sleep, and Claymates. A graduate of the University of California, Santa Cruz, Dev previously worked as a visual-effects artist in film, contributing to such movies as the Matrix trilogy. Dev was born and raised in Berkeley, California, and now lives right next door in Albany with her husband, two daughters, some dogs, and other critters. Follow Dev on Twitter @devpetty.