Kathryn Erskine
Kathryn Erskine grew up in the Netherlands, Israel, South Africa, Scotland, the U.S., and Canada. After working as an attorney for fifteen years, she decided to pursue her dream of writing. Her novels and picture books have received numerous accolades, including the National Book Award for Mockingbird. Kathy writes weighty stories with honesty and hope, and usually a good dose of humor thrown in—because the truth is more palatable if we can laugh at ourselves. She always has several books in progress.
Kathy has visited schools from Brazil to Guam, Canada to Singapore, and loves travel in general. She enjoys challenging herself with brain teasers, languages, playing ukulele, and any kind of research. She loves long walks, playing myriad games and, most of all, chatting and laughing with family, friends, and new acquaintances. Most of the above is accompanied by large mugs of coffee (and, OK, chocolate).
Represented by Linda Pratt.