BIography

Kristin Varner grew up in the Rocky Mountains of Utah, where she fell in love with animals at a young age. Kristin received her degree in illustration from Rhode Island School of Design and has created art for children’s books, games, apparel, and toys. Her debut graphic novel, Horse Trouble (2021), received an American Library Association Best Graphic Novel for Children Award. Dog Trouble (2024) her second middle grade graphic novel has already received a Junior Library Guild Gold Standard Award. She lives on a wooded island near Seattle, Washington with her husband and daughter and is often distracted while working in her studio by one rambunctious kitty and one big, snoozing dog. When she’s not drawing cute animals in her studio, she’s probably out riding a bike…or a horse!

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