Story Time with Precious McKenzie & Jennifer Ard

Join us for a special Story Time featuring author Precious McKenzie and Illustrator Jennifer Ard. Precious and Jennifer will be sharing their brand-new book Nest.  Following the story we will be creating a bird craft!

Precious McKenzie is an award-winning children’s book writer and poet who lives in Montana. She has a PhD in Literature from the University of South Florida, an MA in English from the University of North Carolina-Wilmington, and an MFA in Creative Writing from Spalding University. She is a member of the Society of Children’s Book Writers & Illustrators and has served as the Regional Advisor for Montana. She’s smitten with creatures feathered and furry and loves cuddling up with a good dog and a good book. Her most recent books for kids include Cinder Yeti, Ruffian, Infestation, Nest, and The Selkie. Learn more about Precious at preciousmckenzie.com. 

Jennifer Ard is a children’s book author and illustrator from Laurel, Montana. Most recently, she illustrated Nest, by Montana author Precious McKenzie. She loves writing about and illustrating all the fur, fins, feathers, exoskeletons, and habitats she can find. Her favorite stories to work on are those that have a little bit of science, some humor and a lot of heart or those stories that shed light on misunderstood or under-appreciated creatures. She paints in watercolor, gouache, and digitally. In her spare time, she enjoys flyfishing and identifying plants and insects that she finds along the way. She is also a picture book collector and a reader of books about nature. Follow Jennifer on Instagram @jenniferardart to see her latest work.

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