Kirsten Hall is a native New Yorker. After college, where she majored in English and minored in Child Development, Hall taught preschool, Kindergarten, and 2nd grade while earning a degree in Early Childhood Education in NYU's Masters program. Hall's first easy reader book was written (and published) when she was in the 7th grade. Since then she has written approximately 150 early reader and chapter books for children, on a broad range of topics, for publishers including Scholastic, HarperCollins, Barnes & Noble, Random House, and Chronicle.Hall recently wrote her first trade picture book, The Jacket, illustrated by Dasha Tolstikova. Published in October 2014 by Enchanted Lion Books, The Jacket has since earned an honorable mention from the Huffington Post for 'Most Charming Picture Book' in 2014. It was also selected as an 'Editor's Choice' at The New York Times. And it was subsequently one of The New York Times's picks for 25 'Notable Children's Books of 2014.'In addition to writing, Hall operates her own boutique illustration and literary agency, Catbird Productions. Founded in 2014, it has already agented its first New York Times bestseller. Hall currently resides in New York City with her husband and two sons.