Debra started reading at the age of four and hasn't stopped since. She grew up on a small dairy farm in Wisconsin but now lives in the suburbs of Northern Virginia with her husband, three sons, and two cats.

She is the author of picture books. SUNDAY SCARIES releases August 4, 2026. Her other books include FREAKY, FUNKY FISH and PECULIAR PRIMATES with Running Press Kids, TELL SOMEONE with Albert Whitman, and WIND IS A DANCE with Running Press Kids.