Pia Ciancio, a Canadian author, resides in Montreal, and is a devoted mother of three boys. As a child Pia loved children's fables, and she enjoyed reading bedtime stories to her own children when they were young. One night she decided to tell a story of her own using her vivid imagination to create this fun and exciting tale of The Magic Pumpkin. She would say her greatest accomplishments in life are her three children. She enjoys reading and spending time with her family and friends.