Ann McCallum Staats, M.Ed., is a former educator and current award-winning children’s author. Her debut book, “The Secret Life of Math,” won Foreword’s Gold Book of the Year Award. Ann’s latest book is “Fantastic Flora: The World’s Biggest, Baddest, and Smelliest Plants” (MIT Kids Press, 2025). Originally from the wilds of British Columbia, Canada, Ann now lives in not-so-wild Virginia with her family.