Betty G. Birney worked at Disneyland and the Disney Studios, has written many children's television shows and is the author of over forty books, including the bestselling The World According to Humphrey, which won the Richard and Judy Children's Book Club Award, Friendship According to Humphrey, Trouble According to Humphrey, Surprises According to Humphrey, More Adventures According to Humphrey, Holidays According to Humphrey, School According to Humphrey, Mysteries According to Humphrey and Christmas According to Humphrey, and seven books in the Humphrey's Tiny Tales series.
Her work has won many awards, including an Emmy and three Humanitas Prizes. She lives in America with her husband.