Patricia Eytcheson Taylor first met her husband, John, on the beaches of southern California, where she grew up. Her mother was very ill, and her father made sure she had plenty of animals to give her love and comfort. Pat learned to understand and communicate with the animals, making it easy for her to tell their stories when she becamse a writer. She is not only the author of the Scamper, the Mischievous Squirrel stories, but she is also the model for Aunt Boo, and the stories are based on her own experiences with a mischievous squirrel. She wrote three acclaimed children’s books about the horse Catch A Winner. After being widowed for several years, she married the Reverend James C. Taylor, an Army chaplain, and together they co-authored a Christian living book, On the Wings of the Wind.