Jody Jensen Shaffer is an award-winning poet and the author of more than eighty books for children, including Prudence the Part-Time Cow, illustrated by Stephanie Laberis, a Missouri Show Me Award finalist; A Chip Off the Old Block, illustrated by Daniel Miyares, a nominee for the Iowa Goldfinch Award; and the Amazon bestseller It’s Your First Day of School, Busy Bus!, illustrated by Claire Messer. Jody lives in Liberty, Missouri, with her family. Learn more at jodyjensenshaffer.com and follow her on Twitter @jodywrites4kids.
