About+the+Author

= About the Author =

Gennifer Choldenko was born in Santa Monica in 1957. She had four siblings and she was the youngest. She had a brother, a sister, and another sister, with autism.

Gennifer got a job as a copywriter after college in a small ad agency, while taking classes at Art Center Art College of Design in illustration. That led to her studying at Art Center and Rhode Island School of Design. She eventually found her way into writing children's books.

She now lives in Tiburon, California, with her husband, two kids, and dog, Lucy. For more information about Gennifer, click here.