Dawn Feltrop

Dawn Feltrop is an award-winning children's book author whose stories are inspired by her real backyard chickens. Through playful rhyme, expressive characters, and meaningful social-emotional learning, she creates engaging picture books that encourage children to build courage, perseverance, and self-confidence while fostering a lifelong love of reading. Dawn is the author of Rosemary Chick: Pip, Zip, Hooray!, recipient of the Silver Writely Award for Best Social Emotional Learning (SEL) for ages 4-8, the recipient of the 2026 Kansas Authors Club Children's Picture Book Winner, and the 2026 Kansas Authors Club "It Looks Like a Million" Design Award.

Dawn lives in Kansas with her husband, two dogs, and a lively flock of chickens who often inspire her stories. When she's not writing, she enjoys spending time with her family, and exploring the outdoors, and photography.