Lorie Ann Grover

I was born and raised in Miami, Florida. I used to pretend to read before I could by carrying around Nancy Drew books and flipping through the pages. I studied ballet for ten years and was a member of the Miami Ballet Company. When I grew too tall for the profession, I turned my focus to fine art at the University of Miami. Eventually, my love for the written word yielded verse novels and board books with Simon & Schuster and Scholastic. My upcoming fantasy in prose will be released from Zondervan. I live in Washington state, am married, and have two daughters.

I co-founded readergirlz, a social media site awarded the National Book Award for Innovations in Reading. I also co-founded readertotz which aims to raise the profile of board books.

I'll see you between the pages, board books and YA!