SUSIE LEE JIN grew up in Rocky Mount, NC. Her happiest childhood days included daydreaming, reading, making art, lots of bike riding, and playing pretend in her back yard (mud pie bakery!). Susie was blessed with warm and inspiring teachers, so she also really liked going to school. She went on to study English and education at Duke, and she had the pleasure of working as a certified elementary school teacher herself in Charlotte. Then Susie moved to NYC to attend the MFA Illustration program at the School of Visual Arts. Since 2002, she has continued daydreaming and working as a children's book author-illustrator.

Please check out Susie's newest books... NOT AN EGG, NOT A PUMPKIN, and NOT A HEART lift-the-flap board books; PEEK-A-MOO and EGG HUNT WITH MAX & MOO (coming Jan 2025), a lift-the-flap board book series about best friends Moo the cow and Max the pup; and KING OF THE MOUNTAIN, her first beginning reader. Hope you like them, and happy reading!

Susie now lives with her family in northern New Jersey. She still reads a lot as well as enjoys crocheting toys for her cute cat, hanging out with her family, watching anime, and gardening.

For more info, please visit susiestudio.com.