Jennifer grew up in New York City where she was active in dance and theater as a child. She studied art and design, worked for Andy Warhol at “The Factory,” and became an advertising copywriter, winning many awards. She and her artist husband, designed a sailboat which they sailed from Maine to the Bahamas. They now spend summers aboard, cruising Penobscot Bay and beyond. Jennifer was a long-time contributing writer for Nick Jr. Magazine, and now writes about our amazing universe and the people who explore it. She lives in the rolling hills of Columbia County NY. Here are a couple of recent interviews with Jennifer...     https://www.thechildrensbookreview.com/2020/02/my-writing-and-reading-life-with-jennifer-berne-author-of-on-wings-of-words-the-extraordinary-life-of-emily-dickinson     http://www.kidlit411.com/2020/01/Kidlit411-author-spotlight-jennifer-berne.html     https://www.literacyworldwide.org/blog%2Fliteracy-now%2F2013%2F05%2F31%2F5-questions-with-jennifer-berne-(on-a-beam-of-light)     And a video, about the creation of the illustrations for LOOK UP WITH ME...https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ivCzafcwG-M     Lots of new books are in the works!