Karen M. Greenwald is the author of A Vote for Susanna, which was a Kansas 2022 Notable Book. It represented Kansas at the Library of Congress National Book Festival and in the Great Reads from Great Places initiative. She is also the author of The Mud Angels: How Students Saved the City of Florence. Her newest book release, The Cabbage Seed's Colossal Secret, was called, "a powerful lesson in empathy, leadership, and civic action," by The National Women's History Museum. She cofounded the #SunWriteFun writing contest, which raises money for kidlit charities, and her strategic branding efforts have earned nineteen international awards, including a 2024 "BEST IN CATEGORY" International Summit Marketing Effectiveness Award. Karen shares her Maryland office with a very noisy dog.