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Jenna has been a storyteller since elementary school, ever since her third grade teacher told her she could be a writer. (Never doubt the power of an encouraging word!)

All About Me

Jenna Elyse Johnson (she/her) is the author of EVERY BODY MOVE, I SPARK LIKE LIGHTNING, The MAE AND MALIBU Chapter Book Series, and PENNY’S PAGES. Growing up, Jenna’s favorite part of the school day was storytime, so she decided to make a career out of it! She now works as a bookseller, teacher, and her most fun job, children’s book author! As a disabled author, her passion is to highlight disability joy through her writing. She also tries to sneak a dog into every story she writes! Jenna lives in Northern California with her two labradors who love storytime just as much as she does.

She is represented by Christie Megill of The CAT Agency.

Jenna believes that there is nothing more powerful than a book in the hands of a young reader. Representation means everything. Kids should be allowed to read whatever type of book they want, full stop. Reading is reading is reading. There is NO room for banning books of any kind. Jenna writes picture books, chapter books, early readers, and middle grade for young readers. She hopes that one of her books will someday be a favorite read for a child.