The author of Aphids Attack, Owen Schwaegerle, has been a long-time reader, writer, and adventurer. He loves hiking, exploring, and going on adventures and eating healthy fruits and vegetables. He wished to inspire others to be interested in these types of activities, so he wrote a book a series of stories about a place called Frutopia Valley. The fruit and vegetable characters throughout the stories are there to inspire everyone to eat healthier foods and live a happier and more active lifestyle. Owen has a degree in agricultural business from California Polytechnic State University at San Luis Obispo with a minor in political science. He worked at Rabobank in their Real Estate Industries Group after graduating college. He then got married to the love of his life and is continuing to enjoy the Central Coast. Owen now works with Keller Williams Realty helping people's dreams come true by helping them buy and sell homes. He is also working on producing other children's books and bedtime stories.