 Perly Rae was born in 1949 and educated at the University of Toronto, Perly Rae was a longtime reviewer of children's literature for the "Toronto Star".In 1997, she published "Everybody's Favourites", a consumer guide to children's literature which evaluated some of the best books in the genre.She has also written as a freelancer for "The Globe and Mail", "Quill and Quire" and "Maclean's".