Shannon Olsen

Shannon Olsen is the #1 best-selling author of 6 picture books, all geared toward building community and positive relationships at school:

Our Class is a Family, both A Letter From Your Teacher books (for the first day and last day of school), Our School is a Family, Collaboration Station, and We're So Happy You're Here: A Warm Welcome for our New Student.

Her first book made the #1 spot for children’s books on Publisher’s Weekly, and several of her titles have reached the overall Top 20 on the Amazon Charts.

Shannon earned her B.A. in English and M.A. in Teaching from the University of California Irvine, and is a wife and a mom of two girls.

Through her fifteen years of experience as a second grade teacher, she found a strong passion in creating books and materials for the classroom.

Shannon does in-person and virtual Author Visits with schools, and continues to share teaching ideas and resources through her elementary education company, Life Between Summers.