Caroline Kusin Pritchard grew up as the youngest of four children in Dallas, TX and spent her childhood sneaking extra helpings of noodle kugel from her bubbe’s kitchen. She moved to California for college and has spent her career working across education, everything from teaching brilliant third graders to helping develop federal policy. Caroline has her MFA in Writing for Children and Young Adults from Vermont College of Fine Arts. Some of her books for children include Gitty and Kvetch (a Tablet Magazine Best Jewish Picture Book of 2021), Where is Poppy?, What Jewish Looks Like co-written with Liz Kleinrock, the upcoming The Keeper of Stories and more! Caroline also co-hosts the Kidlit Happy Hour podcast alongside author Joanna Ho. Caroline lives in Northern Virginia with her husband (Tavita), four kiddos (Afi, Manu, Leone and Tala) and their 120-lb dog (Misha).
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