Gretchen Ott

Gretchen Ott grew up in sunny Solana Beach, California. She spent her early years next to the beautiful Pacific Ocean, then later settled near the giant redwoods of Northern California. Nature has always been an influence and attraction in her life, and she took inspiration from nature to create this colorful story about being kind to one another through the symbolic gesture of giving a rainbow to a friend. Gretchen has a BA in early childhood development from Cal Poly Humboldt and has been teaching preschool for over twenty-five years. Give a Rainbow is her debut picture book.