Siri studied in Helsinki and now lives with her family in Vantaa, Finland. She is an author, dramatist and theatre instructor. She has written thirteen books for children, of which ME AND THE ROBBERSONS was her breakthrough and the first book in a series of seven. It is one of the most widely known children's novels from Finland - having been translated into twenty-one languages. Ruth Urbom translates from Finnish, Swedish and German into English. She especially likes translating books that are fun to read! Other books she has translated from Finnish include COW BELLE BEAUTY QUEEN by Leena Parkkinen and BICYCLING TO THE MOON by Timo Parvela.
