Georgia Lininger

Georgia Lininger was born in northern California and grew up on a small ranch in the foothills, surrounded by animals of all shapes and sizes. After exploring a few continents, she became a teacher at the collegiate, high school and elementary school levels in English, Spanish and Rhetoric. She wrote her first book in English and Spanish, The Land of Walloo/La Tierra de Walloo, which earned a Finalist place for the Northern California Book Awards. Her manuscript for her second book, The Death-Defying Dare-Devilish Deeds of the Outlaws Buster and Mooney was a Finalist for the Pacific Northwest Writers Awards as well. Both books are illustrated by the incomparable artist Jo Gershman. She lives with her family in California, still luckily surrounded by lots of animals.