Shannon Hale

Shannon Hale is the New York Times best-selling author of over fifty books for preschoolers, kids, teens, and adults, selling more than fifteen million copies and translated into twenty-five languages worldwide. Her novels for young readers include multiple award winners The Goose Girl, Book of a Thousand Days, and Newbery Honor recipient Princess Academy. One of her novels for the adult crowd, Austenland, became a movie and spawned two sequel novels. She co-created the beloved chapter book series The Princess in Black, picture book series Itty Bitty Kitty-Corn, and multiple graphic novel series including Real Friends, Rapunzel's Revenge, and Dream On. Shannon lives in Utah with her four magnificent young adult children and two ridiculous cats.