Deborah trained as a teacher before becoming the writer/producer of a national children’s TV show. She left in 2002 and has since become an internationally published and awarded author of 30 books, including her climate change trilogy, Grimsdon, New City and Final Storm. The Stupendously Spectacular Spelling Bee and The Most Marvellous Spelling Bee Mystery were inspired by her stupendous grade 4 teacher. Her last three books are CBCA notables, Bear in Space, The Book of Wondrous Possibilities and The Kindness Project, which is about four kids who overcome their differences to change the world. Her latest picture book is, No More Room in the Bed, a funny story about a stormy night and one very crowded bed. www.deborahabela.com