Mini Bio
Eija Sumner writes picture books for children and novels for older kids and teens. She sometimes writes poetry. Sometimes she draws and makes art. She is always reading.
Longer Bio
Eija Sumner writes picture books for children and novels for older kids and teens. She is the author of the picture books, “Crocodile Hungry,” and “The Good Little Mermaid’s Guide to Bedtime,” both published by Tundra Books, an imprint of Penguin Random House Canada.
Eija has an MFA in writing for children and young adults from Hamline University (2019). She is a co-regional advisor for the Inland NW Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators region, the Idaho chapter lead for Authors Against Book Bans, and a member of the steering committee for the Idaho Freedom to Read Alliance.
She is the host of the Moscow Banned Book Club, and a former children’s book buyer and storytime lady. She has worked in both public and academic libraries and is passionate about supporting libraries and the freedom to read.
She lives in Idaho with her family, a lot of books, her cats, and one dog.
Eija sounds like “A-ya” with a long vowel for that first, “A,” sound. Her name kinda sounds like, “Hey-ya!”