Jody Jensen Shaffer
Biography
Jody Jensen Shaffer is an award-winning poet and the author of more than 80 books of fiction and nonfiction for children. Her forthcoming books include CREEP, LEAP, CRUNCH! A FOOD CHAIN STORY (Knopf 2023), SOMETIMES I AM HOT LAVA (Beaming Books 2024), PORCUPINE HAD A FUZZY SWEATER (Magination Press 2024), and THE LAST DAY JULIAN WAS MY BEST FRIEND (Two Lions 2024), as well as A CHIP OFF THE OLD BLOCK (Paulsen), a 2021-22 Iowa Goldfinch Award nominee, PRUDENCE THE PART-TIME COW (Godwin), finalist for the 2019-2020 Missouri Show Me Award and 2017 pick for the National Book Festival from Missouri, IT'S YOUR FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL, BUSY BUS! (Beach Lane), an Amazon best seller, Book Box pick, and AmazonKids+ choice, EMERGENCY KITTENS!, and more. Jody has been published in magazines like Highlights, Ladybug, and Clubhouse Jr. She lives in Missouri with her family.
