Meredith Crandall Brown
After receiving a Middlebury College joint degree in Anthropology and Psychology, a Masters in Education from Goddard College, and an AMI Montessori degree from the Maria Montessori Institute in London, Meredith was fully prepared to work as a teacher. However, she was not prepared to keep a straight face in classrooms full of hilarious children. After ten years of holding back giggles both in the States and overseas, Meredith decided to switch to a field where she could make children laugh on purpose and combine it with her lifelong love of writing and drawing. She entered the world of picture books where she now happily works full-time. Her debut, Milk and Juice: A Recycling Romance (HarperCollins) was published in 2021and has been enjoyed by critics and booksellers alike, receiving starred reviews and making the Kids’ Indie Next List. Meredith lives with her family in Portland, Oregon. You can see more of her work at www.crandallbrown.com and on Instagram @crandallbrown.