Kate Hosford is the author of six picture books and two poetry collections, garnering awards such as an American Library Association Notable Book, a Bank Street Best Book of the Year, a Junior Library Guild Selection, and a New York Times Best Illustrated Book. Her books have been published in eight languages. She is a graduate of Amherst College and Vermont College of Fine Arts where she earned her MFA in Writing for Children and Young Adults. Her most recent book, You’ll Always Be My Chickadee, was published by Chronicle Books in spring 2024. Kate lives in Brooklyn with her family and is represented by Victoria Wells Arms at Wells Arms Literary/HG Agency.