Marty Love

I grew up in Bremerton, Washington, along the shores of Puget Sound. I can't imagine a better place for a kid to live, especially with two brothers. I wish everyone could experience the fun we had on the beach, out in the water, and in the woods around us with our friends. Kids should have fun, as long as it's safe and not harmful or disrespectful to anyone else. This is one of the key elements in developing a creative mind.

One day, when I was a teenager, looking out at the water, I saw a penguin floating by our house on a log. In all my time there, that was the most unusual sighting. We would occasionally see whales, sometimes seals, always seagulls and other birds, but penguins don't live anywhere near Puget Sound.
Years later, when I had moved to the Midwest and began having my own family, I remembered that penguin and wondered how it got there. After much research about penguins and other creatures that might have anything to do with them, I wrote the first book that answers the question of why a penguin was in Puget Sound and where it was going.