BIography

Kristin Varner 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 mischievous kitty and one big, snoozing dog. When she’s not inside drawing, she’s probably out on a paddle board, riding a bike…or a horse!

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