Charlotte Lindquist is a teacher by profession. She has taught kindergarteners through fifth graders for 40 years. Her inspiration to write children’s literature came about because she always found it challenging to discover books for her classroom that enabled the child to practice their reading skills, enjoy a fun story and have a learning experience at the same time.Cindy Klund is the daughter of the author. She is the artist whose talent tells this story with her amazing watercolor pencil images to compliment her mother’s words. Together they created a collaborative piece of art titled Suzy the Hungry Gull.