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Julie Danneberg grew up in Denver, Colorado, and has spent most of her life there. After receiving her bachelor's degree in psychology from the University of Colorado, Boulder, she became a special education teacher.
Julie taught for nine years, until her second child was born. She never went back to teaching full time, but has kept her foot in the door by tutoring and substitute teaching. However, when people ask her what her profession is, she replies, "full-time mom and part-time writer."

As a writer, a teacher, and a mother, Julie has read many children's picture books. She was motivated to try and write books like the ones she enjoyed the most. She knows what a profound impact a good book can have on a child. Writing children's books is the perfect medium for blending many of her interests – working with kids, being home with her family, researching new topics, being creative, and being her own boss.

Julie's first book, Margaret's Magnificent Colorado Adventure (Westcliffe Publishing, 1999), is a nonfiction picture book about Colorado's history and geography as told through the journal of a 10-year old girl. She has also written a children's videotape and teacher's manual called Upside Down Learning, and created a calendar combining jokes, riddles, and factual material about specific Colorado destinations called Kids Discover Colorado (Westcliffe Publishing, 1999). Other books by Julie Danneberg include First Day Jitters (2000) and Women of the West (Fulcrum Publishing, 2001).
Julie currently lives with her family in Denver, Colorado.

Sarah is hiding under her covers as Mr. Hartwell asks, "You don't want to miss the first day at your new school do you?" From under the blanket she replies, "I'm not going." When he reminds her how much she liked her other school and asks her to think of all the new friends she'll meet, she imagines a classroom where a paper airplane is flying, a boy is pulling his neighbor's pigtail, and another is blowing a gigantic bubble. Mr. Hartwell finally gets Sarah to stumble out of bed, eat a bit of toast, and get into the car where she slumps down into her seat. At school, the principal cheerfully welcomes her and takes her to the classroom where she is introduced as "Mrs. Sarah Jane Hartwell," the new teacher. There is a bit of foreshadowing that Sarah is an adult, but as she is always partially hidden, the ending will come as a surprise to most readers. The ink-and-watercolor illustrations are full of action and maintain the lighthearted tone. A little subplot in the paintings shows the family cat and dog having their own contest of wills while their owner is trying to get his wife up and out. The joke provides a good laugh and children may find it reassuring that they are not alone in their anxieties about new situations.

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