Chelsea Lin Wallace

Chelsea Lin Wallace (chelsealinwallace.com) is a poet, a school theater director, and an award-winning children’s author with an impressive lineup of books, including Ode to a Bad Day, Today is the Day, The Boo-Boos of Bluebell Elementary, Dare to be Daring, and On Our Way with Mr. Jay. She is best known for writing picture books that blend heartfelt hilarity with relatable kid-drama. When she’s not penning stories, she’s Mom—helping her daughter through homework, club volleyball, and teenage ups and downs. She lives in Los Angeles.

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Selected Awards and Honors:

• The Boston Globe-Horn Book Award Honor
• Junior Library Guild Gold Selection Standard
• Publishers Weekly Best Book of the Year
• Smithsonian Best Book of the Year
• Bank Street College of Education Best Book of the Year
• Children’s Council Best Book Award
• Amazon Best Book of the Year

Chelsea is a member of SCBWI.

Books by Chelsea Lin Wallace