Ruby the Copycat

Author Bio: Peggy Rathmann

Peggy Rathmann was born in St. Paul, Minnesota, and grew up in the suburbs. Ms. Rathmann attended colleges everywhere, changing her major often. She eventually earned a BA in psychology from the University of Minnesota. She then studied commercial art at the American Academy in Chicago, fine art at the Atelier Lack in Minneapolis, and children’s-book writing and illustration at the Otis Parsons School of Design in Los Angeles. Ms. Rathmann lives and works in Nicasio, California, on a ranch she shares with her husband, John Wick, and a very funny bunch of birds.