Hi there!
I’m Rachelle (rhymes with bell), a children’s book author and illustrator based in Southern Idaho. I grew up with my nose in a book, creating anything and everything, and dancing. Sometimes I even multitasked.
In the fourth grade, I wrote and illustrated a short story for a school project and stayed up way past my bedtime trying to get the illustrations just right. Not much has changed since then.
As a child, I learned from my mom to collect beautifully illustrated books. As a mom, I learned from my kids to collect ridiculously hilarious books. I am now a hoarder healthy collector of all kinds of picture books. I love sharing the magic of reading with my kids and hope to inspire many more young readers. My stories and art are often inspired by magic, nature, and childhood wonder with quirky, lovable characters.
Though my formal training is in Dance Education, I have always felt very at home in the children’s section of the public library. If I’m not writing or illustrating, I’m probably crafting, watching Star Wars with my husband, eating donuts, or adventuring with my family.