La talentosa clementina sara pennypacker biography

Life

When I was young, I loved reading, gardening, going to the beach, riding horses, getting presents, and ... cake.



I still do.

As you can see, when I was in school, I wore the worst clothes and hairdos humanly possible.


I make better clothing choices now, although my hair continues to be a problem.

As I grew, I became very tall and very shy.

I loved books and I loved art - books and art didn't care that I was really tall or really shy. So I drew and painted and did mosaics and carved things (for a couple of years, I spent my whole allowance on bars of Ivory soap - great for carving!) and I read and made up stories.

Even today, I am happiest reading, writing, or making art.

These days, I split my time between Florida and Massachusetts, where I feel lucky to be able to write every day.

I enjoy other things as well, like: bird-watching, raising orchids, bothering my kids even though they are grown-ups now, and ... pie.

I am the author of seventeen children's