Jill Esbaum is the author of many award-winning picture books and nonfiction books. Recent titles include How to Grow a Dinosaur, Frankenbunny, and Little Kids First Big Book of Why 2. She and her husband live on an Iowa farm guarded by a supersmart, all-bark-and-no-bite dog named Brodie—champion chaser of cats, raccoons, and squirrels—whose best trick is opening doors to places he isn’t supposed to be.