Valerie

Valerie Bolling is passionate about creating stories in which all children can see themselves and feel seen and heard, valued and validated. She is the author of six picture books -- Let’s Dance! (SCBWI Crystal Kite Award winner); Together We Ride; Together We Swim (2023 Kirkus Prize Finalist); Ride, Roll, Run: Time for Fun!; Bing, Bop, Bam: Time to Jam!; and I See Color (Junior Library Guild Gold Standard Selection) -- as well as a Scholastic Acorn early reader series, Rainbow Days. Sharing her books with children and inspiring them to write their own stories brings Valerie immense joy!