Donna Hughes ("Hotel Clapshott") is the nom de plume of K. M. Bullock, writer and illustrator of children's books. Her writing credits include the popular It Chanced To Rain and A Surprise for Mitzi House, both published by Simon & Schuster. She currently lives in the beautiful Pacific Northwest and works as an illustrator for an educational publisher. Her first novel for juveniles, Knobb, has just been completed and she is busy working on a sequel. In addition to her interest in art and writing, she enjoys nothing more than curling up with a good mystery. Her next goal is to write a thriller for young adults, and her mind is plotting away even as she writes this bio.