Colleen Paeff
Colleen Paeff’s books for children have appeared on Best of the Year lists from the New York Public Library, the Chicago Public Library, Kirkus Reviews, BookList, the Texas Library Association, and others. Her debut picture book The Great Stink: How Joseph Bazalgette Solved London’s Poop Pollution Problem won a Robert F. Sibert Honor Award, and her latest book Firefly Song: Lynn Frierson Faust and the Great Smoky Mountain Discovery was named an Outstanding Trade Book by the National Science Teaching Association. She lives in Los Angeles, California.
Where to find me at the festival
May 31, 2026 -
Protecting Nature’s Patterns
