MEET GRETCHEN: Gretchen H. Lee is the author and creator of Castle Foss, Sir Rusty & Friends, and Critter’s World.

After more than three decades as an educator, teaching history, English, and generations of young people, Gretchen retired from the classroom and began a new adventure—creating the stories and characters of Castle Foss.

Her books bring together history, animals, humor, kindness, courage, and the wonderfully unexpected. She writes for children, families, and educators—and for anyone who still believes a good story can make the world a little kinder.

Castle Foss grew from a lifelong love of history, storytelling, animals, and the wonderfully strange things that happen when imagination gets loose.