Carrie A. Pearson is a full-time word wrangler from Marquette, Michigan, who loves to help creatives find and tell the stories they were meant to share with young readers. She is the author of a nonfiction middle grade, Watch Them Grow: The Fascinating Science of Animal Beginnings (Lerner, launching fall 2025), and five nonfiction or informational fiction picture books. Because she believes in the power of community, Carrie is a regional advisor emerita for SCBWI-Michigan and is on the SCBWI Impact and Legacy Fund Steering Committee.