Jen Barton

Jen Barton grew up in Pennsylvania and spent most of her life in the East. In 2007 she and her family moved to California. With two cars she and her husband moved two dogs, two guinea pigs, a cornsnake, and their 10-year-old daughter across the country (whew!). The five-day road trip (including a near escape by both dogs on Day 3) was one of her best (and most interesting) experiences ever. In fact, she's not sure why that isn't a book yet... A few years later, after an especially boring day in the car (where she and the kids told stories and built characters instead of griping), she found writing again. Fiona Thorn was born on that day, and she's been writing ever since. :) Barton is the award-winning author of many books for kids, including the whimsical picturebook, If Chocolate Were Purple.