Jess Townes is the author of several picture books, including Sometimes I Cry and Groundhog Gets It Wrong. A lifelong storyteller, Jess has worked in public education, non-profit development, birth and lactation services, as a freelance writer, an actress, and currently works as a bookseller at Main Street Books in St. Charles, Missouri. She considers it a profound privilege to be a part of a child’s reading life. Her favorite part of any job is the connections she builds with other people. She believes that there is no better path to those connections than through our stories. Jess lives outside St. Louis, and when she’s not writing you can find her in the garden, at the theater, or traveling with her family and friends.
Jess is represented by Stephanie Fretwell-Hill.
