Judy Jamison grew up in Portsmouth, Virginia and is a graduate of Virginia Tech where she studied Child and Family Development. Her love of children’s literature grew from her years as a Preschool, Kindergarten, and First Grade Teacher. She is the mother of three adult children, Nana to six grandchildren, and she is the “Grandma” to a family of sextuplets from Nigeria who live in Richmond. She loves playing the piano, creating ikebana arrangements, traveling with her husband, Russ, and snuggling with her dog, Finn.