Arlene Chan is a librarian with the Toronto Public Library, primarily responsible for the bookmobile and home library services. She has written two previous books, The Spirit of the Dragon: The Story of Jean Lumb,a Proud Canadian Citizen and The Moon Festival: A Chinese Mid-autumn festival. She can often be seen paddling a dragon boat on Lake Ontario. On land, Arlene Chan makes her home in Toronto with her husband and two sons.