Ted Kendall

In third grade, Ted Kendall wrote "The Mouse on Guadalcanal" for a class assignment, and knew right then that he wanted to write books. But life's distractions got in the way and instead of books, he ended up writing emails, memos, and reports. Granted, reports are like a good children's book--lots of pictures and very few words, but they are truly boring compared to stories about African board games, horrible, no good, very bad days, or falling into the night kitchen. So when he was unceremoniously laid off from his report writing duties, Ted decided to return to his third grade dream. He learned to illustrate while recovering from surgery, and put it all together to write and illustrate George's Great Hockey Adventure. Not to sell it, but just as a Christmas present for his garbage truck and hockey-loving grandchildren. (Go Avs!!!) He published it in October 2025 and amazingly complete strangers bought it. So he wrote the second book about George's Great Racing Adventure. In the meantime, the first book was translated into German as Max' großes Eishockey-Abenteuer. He is still searching for a job writing boring reports, but he is more excited about the new adventures George has in the works, as well as a book about Mac and Cheese and one about the joy and struggle of temper tantrums from the kid’s point-of-view. And if you are a potential employer, he is doubly excited and super thrilled about the report on focus groups on why people are cancelling your subscription.

Ted lives in Colorado and when he is not writing, he enjoys taking his dog, Moose, for walks, reading all sorts of books, baking bread, and spending time with his grandchildren.