Maxine Trottier is the award-winning writer of numerous books for young people, including Claire's Gift (winner of the Mr. Christie's Book Award); Laura: A Childhood Tale of Laura Secord; the Circle of Silver Chronicles; and The Tiny Kite of Eddy Wing (winner of the CLA Book of the Year Award). She has written over 20 books covering a wide range of topics. From Canadian history, to crafts, to picture books, she has brought her love of history and writing to her readers.

Now retired, she spent 31 years working in elementary classrooms, bringing her love of reading and history to children. And her students were lucky enough to watch her first books come to life. Her first books were picture books, and as she first started to work on them, she would read the children the unillustrated story and even show them the roughs. When her books were finally printed, her students were among the first to see the finished book.

Maxine was born in Grosse Point Farms, Michigan on May 3, 1950. She moved to Windsor, Ontario with her family ten years later. In 1974 she became a Canadian citizen and later graduated from the University of Western Ontario.

Maxine lives in a small fishing village on the shores of Lake Erie with her husband William. They have two Yorkies: Ceilidh and Little Moon. During the summer, they all spend time aboard their boat Windseeker1 where Maxine writes upon the waves.