She also has a degree in music and teaches music and drama when she's not writing. She is the author of the adult biography, "Alone at Sea: The Adventures of Joshua Slocum, and a collection of stories for children about the sea entitled "Song of the Sea: Myths, Tales, and Folklore. She is also the mother of two young boys. Lindsay Grater is a well-established artist. She is a graduate of the Department of Fine Arts at the Ontario College of Art and Design in Toronto and has worked as an exhibiting artist and an author- illustrator. She has contributed to many books and magazines and has created packaging, fabrics, catalogues, menus, and posters. Her preferred media are pencil, watercolor, and etching. See less