Melissa Kolb

Melissa Kolb is a certified secondary math and science teacher but has found the greatest joy in homeschooling her three children on their hobby farm in Tennessee.

Before having children, she was also a professional wedding photographer, but now uses her creative eye to design layouts and illustrations for her and her children's self-published books.

She and her three kids enjoy thinking up new ideas for writing books and creating illustrations while they sip hot cocoa at all times during the year.

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