Author: Kristin Kelly

Kristin Kelly is a children’s picture book author and tutor for children with additional learning needs in New Zealand. Across her career she has also worked as a nurse, preschool teacher and educational leader. Her previously published books include Mitchell Itches (EK Books, 2024) and The Squeakling (Scholastic, 2024), which won the 2023 Storylines Joy Cowley Award. Kristin wrote Verity Finds Her Voice after observing a shy young child in her class who, she felt, might benefit from some gentle encouragement to speak up and set boundaries.