Ann Marie Stephens

Ann Marie Stephens is a retired, award-winning elementary teacher and mentor with over 30 years in the classroom. While teaching, she received several grants for her inventive literacy projects. She’s taught dozens of original writing and education-based workshops and is a seasoned presenter for both children and adults. Now she is a full-time picture book author of the ARITHMECHICKS series, CATastrophe!, and upcoming titles in the CATastrophe series. Ann Marie’s poetry and literacy work has been featured in Bon Appetit Magazine, Instructor Magazine, and on NPR. She was a contributing author for Kwame Alexander’s The Write Thing, and a co-writer for Scholastic’s Trait Crate Plus for third and fifth grade. She is a member of SCBWI. She can be found on Twitter and Instagram @AMStephens_ and at  www.annmariestephensbooks.com