Bonnie B. Graves

Author of dozens of children’s books, both fiction and non-fiction, and professional books on teaching reading, Bonnie spent her growing-up years in Wisconsin and Southern California. There she romped through childhood with her boy cousins and their pals and in her preteen years wrote and produced plays for family and neighbors. A former elementary school teacher, Bonnie’s work has been honored with Work-in-Progress grants from the Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators and the Minnesota Arts Board, first place in literary contests sponsored by the Loft Literary Center and also the Pacific Northwest Writers Association, and her chapter book, Taking Care of Trouble, received a South Carolina Children’s Choice Award. Catch Me When I Fall is her first work of historical fiction. She currently lives in Bloomington, MN with her husband Michael, a retired professor from the University of Minnesota. They have two amazing daughters, and four adorable grandchildren.