I think in many ways I never really grew up. I’m still a kid on the inside, even while mama of two kids! I like playing and being silly, and I feel lucky that I get to spend my time with people who enjoy the same things.

Books intended for children are distilled, and I’ve always appreciated their simplicity and interdependence of words and images.

I followed this love to children’s publisher Tricycle Press/Random House, where I met John, then to nonprofit publisher Heyday, where I edited books for all ages. In the meantime, I’ve always played around with writing and drawing and storytelling of all kinds, and now I help people craft stories across media, including film.

My family and I live on Karkin Ohlone land, Martinez, California. We frequent our little library and enjoy getting to know our neighbors. In addition to our human ones, there’s also a family of raccoons, a hive of honeybees, and four knobby old locust trees that rain white petals in the springtime.

For more about me and my work, visit www.mollywoodward.net.