Liz Macchio is an illustrator/writer. Her illustration credits include Saddle Sisters: The Trail Ride, Paul's First Day of Preschool, and The Long Winter in Preschool. Saddle Sisters is her first attempt at authorship thus far. She used two of her four daughters as inspiration for the book and hopes to author/illustrate another one soon. Presently she works as an aide for handicapped children and young adults here on Long Island.