Our Authors

Lisa is a freelance children’s book illustrator. She lives in New Hampshire with her family. Visit Lisa at lisamgriffin.com.

Jenni Lee Groegler Pierson has taught first, second, third, and fifth grades as a classroom teacher and is currently a Reading Recovery and literacy support teacher at Barley Sheaf Elementary in Flemington, New Jersey. With…

Carrie Hartman is a freelance children’s book illustrator. She has received several illustration awards, including the Association of Educational Publishers award for best illustrated children’s book. She lives in a suburb of Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minnesota,…

J. Hill is a graphic designer and children’s book writer and illustrator. He received an MFA in writing for children and young adults from the Vermont College of Fine Arts. He is a member of…

Jean Holenko is a Responsive Classroom consulting teacher with over twenty-five years of teaching experience in both elementary and middle school settings. She has been using the Responsive Classroom approach with students since 2001 and…

Kirsten Lee Howard was born and raised in New England and currently lives in Northern Virginia. She is an avid reader, houseplant collector, and baker. She has taught special education, kindergarten, and first grade during…

Earl Hunter II is a fifth grade teacher at Oakwood Elementary School in North Hollywood, California, and a consulting teacher for Center for Responsive Schools. Earl has almost thirty years’ experience educating children, dating back…

Dana began her teaching career as a kindergarten teacher in South Brunswick, New  Jersey, and then taught kindergarten through fifth grade gifted and talented. She is currently a  Responsive Classroom consulting teacher.

Julie Kelly has taught third, fourth, and sixth grades, been a special subject teacher for PK–8, and served as an assistant principal for eight years. She has been using the Responsive Classroom approach in her…