“Kristin Varner recently visited my school library. She dazzled students with many insights on how she came to write her first graphic novel, Horse Trouble. Her presentation is very personable, engaging, and FUN!” — Kathleen Gillespie, John Stanford International Librarian, Seattle, WA
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Region: Northwest (US)
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Kristin Varner (she/her) (https://www.kristinvarner.com/) is an award-winning author, illustrator and graphic novelist based in the Pacific Northwest. She grew up in the beautiful Rocky Mountains of Utah before attending Rhode Island School of Design where she received her degree in Illustration and cultivated her love of children’s books. Her two middle grade graphic novels, Horse Trouble (2021) and Dog Trouble (2024) are both recipients of the ALA Best Graphic Novels for Children Reading List and the TLA Little Maverick Reading List awards. Dog Trouble has also received a Junior Library Guild Gold Standard Award and has been selected for numerous state awards.
Kristin 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 cat and one big, snoozing dog. When she’s not making kids books, she’s probably out on a paddle board, riding a bike…or a horse!
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Books by Kristin Varner
Resources
Region: Northwest (US)
Categories: Author Author/illustrator Classes/Workshops for Adults Middle Grade Books Picture Books
Genres: Fiction Graphic Novels Humor Illustrators Memoirs