J.J. Myers Grabenstein is an award-winning audiobook narrator and stage actress. She appeared in Broadway tours and starred Off-Broadway in the musical comedy NUNSENSE. She is the co-author, with her husband, Chris Grabenstein, of the highly acclaimed middle grade novel SHINE and their new STINKY’S STORY series! J.J. and Chris live in New York City with their two cats.
Being married to a children’s book author got J.J. thinking about the books she read as a kid. There was one story she wished she had read but she couldn’t because the book didn’t exist yet. So, she told Chris the story and they decided to write it together. That story was, and is, Shine!
