Valerie Bolling has been an educator for 28 years and is currently an instructional coach for Greenwich Public Schools in Greenwich, Connecticut and is on the faculty at Westport Writers’ Workshop in Westport, Connecticut. When she’s not collaborating with teachers, she writes picture books. Her debut picture book, LET’S DANCE!, was published in March 2020 and won SCBWI’s Crystal Kite Award in 2021. She has two books scheduled for release in 2022 (TOGETHER WE RIDE and CITY FUN), five more slated for 2023, and one for 2024. Valerie and her husband live in Stamford, Connecticut and enjoy traveling, hiking, reading, going to the theater, and dancing. Learn more about Valerie on her website.