Leslie Patricelli is the American writer and illustrator of many bestselling books for babies, elementary school children and tweens.
[3][4][5] She is also the writer and illustrator of the much-loved "Rizzlerunk Club Series", including "Best Buds Under Frogs" and "The Big Bad Lies".
[6][7] Leslie Patricelli grew up in Issaquah, Washington close to Pine Lake.
At college, Leslie Patricelli majored in communications at the University of Washington.
She worked as a contractor at Microsoft for seven years, where she created and animated many help characters, including Scuzz the Rat for Microsoft Bob, Power Pup for Office '97, and animated Rover the Dog for Windows XP.