Ruthy Ballard

Ruthy Ballard is a children's book author, artist, and scientist who lives in Newport, Oregon. By day, she’s “Dr. Ruth Ballard,” a professor and forensic DNA consultant to attorneys and the courts. By night, she romps in an imaginative playground of colors and words.

Ruthy is the author of Frankie and the Gift of Fantasy and Tales by Moons-Light: Stories from Before the Great Melt. The third book in her Tales by Moons-light series, Elvia and the Gift of Passion, will launch in Spring 2023.

Her entertaining stories lure middle grade readers into science, but her creative ventures don’t stop there. She’s also a folk artist whose colorful "cartoons" delight and inspire both children and adults.

Ruthy is married to a musician and is the mother of two sons, three cats, a Samoyed dog named Mush, and an Australian Shepherd named Sky, all of whom appear in her work, in various guises, from time to time.

For more information about Ruthy and her creative endeavors, visit www.WhipSmartBooks.com and RuthyBallard.com. Enjoy!