Tonya Malott is a children’s book author and former elementary school teacher who spent years teaching kindergarten, first, and third grade, with a special passion for the early learning years. Her love for guiding children as they discovered the joy of reading inspired her transition from the classroom to writing books of her own. Drawing on her teaching experience, Tonya crafts engaging, confidence-building stories that help young readers fall in love with books. When she’s not writing, she enjoys playing with her granddaughters and tending to her garden.