Lynne Jonell is the author of the popular Emmy and the Incredible Shrinking Rat, a Booklist Editors’ Choice and one of School Library Journal’s Best Books of the Year, as well as three more books about the Willow family: Hamster Magic, Lawn Mower Magic, and Grasshopper Magic. Other works include three children’s novels and seven picture books. As for water magic, Lynne likes it splashy, not too cold, and rushing beneath her sailboat!