Candy Wellins

Candy Wellins is a lifelong writer and book lover. A former elementary school teacher, Candy has a BA in journalism and an M.Ed. in literacy education. She’s now a full-time mom to three wonderful children who keep her up-to-date and immersed in children’s literature. When she’s not reading, writing or mothering, Candy loves running, traveling and naps! Her debut picture book, Saturdays Are for Stella (illustrated by Charlie Eve Ryan, Page Street Kids) was named a Kirkus Best Picture Book of 2020. Publishers Weekly called her debut picture book biography, The Stars Beckoned: Edward White’s Amazing Walk in Space (illustrated by Courtney Dawson, Philomel), “an introduction to a space pioneer that’s ideal for the youngest readers.” Future titles include Mabel’s Topsy Turvy Homes (Beaming Books, 2022) and A Geoduck Is Not a Duck (Sasquatch, 2024). You can follow her at www.facebook.com/candywellins, on Instagram @candywellins  and on Twitter @candy_wellins. Candy and her family live in Central Texas.