#1 New York Times bestselling author Emily Winfield Martin is the author and illustrator of Dream Animals , Day Dreamers , The Wonderful Things You Will Be , The Littlest Family's Big Day , Oddfellow's Orphanage , Snow and Rose, This is a Gift for You, and Wonderful Babies . Emily is known to wander in the woods whenever she can. She lives in Portland, Oregon in a little house with a hobbit door and lots of bookshelves. You can find her at emilywinfieldmartin.com.