Brooks Imel

Brooks is a teacher at heart, and he has spent his adult life devoted to education. He has taught social studies in k-12 schools and lectured on child development at the University of California, Riverside, where he conducted research on reading comprehension and received a PhD in 2018 in educational psychology. He currently works as an independent educational consultant, specializing in helping neurodiverse teens and young adults navigate the transition to college.

He is passionate about literacy and reading, and loves making up stories and engaging children in the act of reading. His first children's book, The Book of Feels & Wonders, was published in 2020.

Brooks grew up in Dallas, TX, and he now lives in Bucks County, Pennsylvania, with his wife (who is also a teacher and writer) and their two children.