Leah grew up just blocks from Lake Michigan in a small Wisconsin town, with a deep love of art, books, and The Lake. After earning her bachelor's degree in illustration and graphic design, she moved to Colorado where she spent 10 years working as an illustrator and designer at a greeting card company. She now lives back in an even smaller Wisconsin town with her husband, son, and a fluffy pup where she writes and illustrates books for kids while daydreaming of the mountains.
Her newest picture book, NO BEAR ANYWHERE, was released May 2024 from Bloomsbury Children’s books. Her other books include THE PERFECT PLAN (Bloomsbury, 2021) and A COUCH FOR LLAMA (Union Square Kids, 2018).
If she’s not in her office making books or reading them, you might find her getting inspired outdoors… or eating ice cream (or both).
5 fun facts about Leah!
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Mint chocolate chip!
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Reading! I live only a block away from both the local library and bookstore, and love to visit them both often.
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Fall! I love to visit all the orchards and go apple picking.
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The Story of Miss Moppet by Beatrix Potter! I have always loved cute animals and their silly antics.
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Cute animals! Usually fluffy ones. I also love drawing nature and outdoor scenes.