About

Jessica Kulekjian spent her California childhood outdoors– climbing trees, swimming, and riding bikes into orchards where she invented stories with friends until the sun went down. As she grew, so did her love of writing, alongside a dream to become an author. Jessica went on to study creative writing and education in college and earned her MA in Teaching. Her favorite lessons to create include a picture book read aloud for students of any age.

Today, Jessica teaches 2nd grade and writes in the early morning hours. Her passion for nature, free play, and learning inspires all her stories. She is the author of several books for children including,  Hiders Seekers Finders Keepers: How Animals Adapt In Winter (Kids Can Press), First Notes of Spring (Bloomsbury), and Before We Stood Tall: From Small Seed to Mighty Tree which was named an NCTE Notable Book in Poetry (Kids Can Press). Jessica lives with her family in the Central Valley of California.

Jessica is represented for all literary projects by Tracy Marchini and James McGowan of Bookends Literary Agency.