A. A. Jeffery is an attorney and educator who splits time between Northern California and Mason County, Washington. Her background includes teaching students at all levels from Kindergarten to college. She wrote for several years as a columnist in the Sunday Morning News in her hometown. An Oakland, California native, Jeffery began to write illustrated stories while she was a student at U.C. Berkeley. She later authored a story for a class assignment at Vanderbilt University Law School that became known by fellow classmates as ”Tiger Kiss.” Jeffery enjoys learning foreign languages, playing piano and spending time with family, friends, and a Chihuahua-pug.