Bio:

Jen grew up in the middle of the wind-swept plains of Oklahoma & developed her deep love of traveling & animals from exploring the Sooner state river bottoms. She had a possum (and a raccoon) for pets, could mount a horse Native-American style (saddle-less and flat-footed) and once climbed a mountain only to come face to nose with an American Buffalo.

It was a very big buffalo.

She’s lived as far away as Darwin, Australia as a beach bum (camped in Kakadu!) & as close as Virginia as an owner/breeder Azawakh handler but currently calls Berlin, Germany her home. She is and will always remain an Okie, however.

Jen is owned by the Sphynx cats Yoda and Blue, who do not believe in alarm clocks but do believe in incessant meowing, & is the handmaiden of her darling beautiful daughter Loki.

Her book POSSUM SUMMER debuted in 2010, with THE SPOTTED PONY slated for 2012, both from Holiday House. She is repped by Marlene Stringer of the Stringer Agency.

Writer/Illustrator
PAL
Member since 2009
Region: Germany

Contact Information

Current Location:   Berlin
Website:  http://www.jenkblom.com

Published In Children's Market: Yes