Michelle Knudsen is a New York Times best-selling American children's author. She has written more than 47 books for children, including the multiple award-winning Library Lion, the Trelian middle grade fantasy trilogy, and the young adult novel Evil Librarian. Knudsen graduated from Cornell University and received an MFA in Writing for Children and Young Adults from The Vermont College of Fine Arts. She currently teaches in Lesley University's MFA program in creative writing.