Peter Howe was born in London and has lived in New York for thirty years, where he currently resides with his wife and two dogs. He is a former New York Times Magazine and Life magazine picture editor, and he is the author of two books on photography: Shooting Under Fire and Paparazzi. This is his first novel for children and is based on the real life of his dog Roo, whom he found abandoned in Central Park in 1981.
