Jennifer Liu Bryan

Jennifer Liu Bryan is the author of Cole Family Christmas, a holiday tale based on a true family story told by her grandmother-in-law, Hazel Cole Kendle. In 2008, Cole Family Christmas was named the Gold winner of the Mom's Choice Awards for Historical Fiction, ages 5-12. It also received a Silver award for best holiday book, and a Gold award for best book marketing from the Independent Publishers Book Awards.

Jennifer is also the author of Hilda, A Very Loyal Goat, a picture book for early readers illustrated by Jenniffer Julich.

As the mother of two children, Jennifer is passionate about reading aloud as a family. That's why she's joined with ReadAloud.org, a family-run non-profit that works to promote the cause of families reading aloud together. And Jennifer isn't the only one who is excited about reading aloud: Her hero Hilda has also become the "spokesgoat" for ReadAloud.org.

Find out more about the benefits of reading aloud as a family and see more of Hilda at ReadAloud.org, and get started reading with your family today!

Jennifer grew up in the Cincinnati area. She attended Duke University and Yale University, where she earned a master's in American history. She also worked as an editor at USA TODAY and the Cincinnati Enquirer.

Today she lives in Alexandria, Va., with her husband Kendle and their two children, Jack and Lily.

Find out more about Jennifer or contact her at http://www.jenniferliubryan.com/

You can also visit her on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/pages/Jennifer-Liu-Bryan/133962107439

Don't forget to visit ReadAloud.org and see more of Hilda at http://www.readaloud.org/