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Holm, Jennifer L.

Jennifer L. Holm is a NEW YORK TIMES and USA TODAY-bestselling children’s author with nearly ten million books in print. She is the recipient of three Newbery Honors for her novels OUR ONLY MAY AMELIA, PENNY FROM HEAVEN, and TURTLE IN PARADISE and the Scott O’Dell Award for FULL OF BEANS.

Jennifer collaborates with her brother, Matthew Holm, on several graphic novel series including the Babymouse series which has won the Eisner Award, the Sunny series which is a NY Times-bestseller, and finally, the Squish series which was turned into an animated series by Cottonwood Media and aired on HBO MAX.

Her latest novel, OUTSIDE, has received a starred review from PUBLISHERS WEEKLY.

She lives in California with her husband, and two bossy cats named Augustus and Calpurnia.

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Chappaqua Children’s Book Festival
Saturday, September 26, 2026
Chappaqua Train Station
Rain or shine!

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