
Kelly has always had an interest in science. She was a member of her junior high school school science club, but turned her focus to English and writing in college. She attempted the study of meteorology in graduate school, but was kicked out of the program after she flunked calculus twice. That led her to pursue a commercial art degree, and today she combines all of these interests as a graphic designer and in-house writer at Mighty Media, Inc. Kelly has authored over 250 educational books for children on topics ranging from the alphabet to baby animals to the weather. In her free time, Kelly enthusiastically pursues bicycling, photography, cooking, and the craft beer scene, and documents it all in her blog.
Books
In The Press
- The Kids' Book of Simple Machines Wins Children's Nonfiction Category of Midwest Book Awards
- Parents' Choice Awards Gold Award
- The Kids' Book of Simple Machines featured in the Asheville, NC Citizen-Times / WNC Parent
- Simple Everyday Science featured on the CBC’s Seasonal Showcase, “Wonderland of Winter"
- Parents' Choice Features The Kids' Book of Simple Machines in "18 Ways to Play with Simple and Not-So-Simple Machines"
- Noodle features Simple Machines in list of Toys for Kids Who Love Engineering
- Today's Parent article "18 STEM books your kids will love” features The Kids’ Book of Simple Machines