Nancy Wilcox Richards taught elementary school for a number of years. She is the author of How to Tame a Bully, How to Outplay a Bully, How to Handle a Bully, How to Be a Friend and How to Fix a Lie, as well as the Farmer Joe series of picture books and We're All Friends Here. All are published by Scholastic Canada Ltd. She lives in Hebbville, Nova Scotia.