Born and raised in St. Louis, MO, Rosanne Tolin is a wife, mother of four, avid runner and author. While studying law abroad in London, she subsisted mainly on a diet of tea and toast, and frequented Paddington Station. An experienced journalist, she has focused her work primarily on children's publications. She was the former creator and editor of an ALA notable website for kids, managing editor of a children's magazine, and a Hoosier State Press Award-winning features writer. When not writing, she can be found hiking with her dogs in the Indiana Dunes or the Colorado Rockies. She is the author of FREEDOM'S GAME (Reycraft Books/Benchmark Education, 2024), and MORE THAN MARMALADE: MICHAEL BOND AND THE STORY OF PADDINGTON BEAR (Chicago Review Press, 2020).
