Kelly Bennett

Kelly Bennett writes for children--both fiction and non-fiction--mostly picture books. Picture books with read-aloud links, Teaching Guides & Activities are available free from her website: https://www.kellybennett.com.

"I write what I know about--friendship, pets, family life, adventure," says Kelly, "But I also write about things I want to know about. While I'm writing, every story is a mystery--a mystery waiting to be solved. And who doesn't love a good mystery?" Sometimes, the real mystery is what name will Kelly use on this book? Her bylines include: Kelly Goldman, Kelly Goldman Bennett, Patty McAndrews, Kate Donnelly, and Jill Max, the pseudonym used for work co-written with Ronnie Davidson. (For more about "Jill Max" go to www.jillmax.com.)

A native of California, Kelly graduated from Huntington Beach High School in 1976. She holds an MFA in Writing for Children and Young Adults from Vermont College. Kelly divides her time between Westhampton Beach, New York, Texas & Mimiville (which is wherever her grandboys may be).