Karen Bargery Ross was a folk singer born and raised in Memphis, Tennessee. As a single mother of a three-month-old baby girl (Ellie’s mom Melody), she relocated to Miami, Florida in 1979. Because of her life-long love of books, Karen has set a goal to write and illustrate one children’s book a year. She has written and self-published to date: (1) The Perfect Princess (2) What Kind'a Tater You? (3) The Legend of the Grinning Monkey Orchids (4) The Great Turkey Rescue (with granddaughter Ellie) (5) Pink Future Stories: (1) The Postcard (A mystery with Ellie) (2) Her Final Wish (About the FTL Christmas Pageant)