Gretchen Woelfle

I’m Gretchen Woelfle (that’s Wolf-ley) and I'm a children's author. I've written picture books, short stories, essays, novels, biographies, and environmental books.

I write about things I want to know more about – and things I already know and love.
Sometimes those are memories…
sometimes it’s what I see around me…
sometimes I write about events that happened long ago…
and sometimes I make it all up!

Writing is a solitary business. Most days I work at home with my calico cat, Jelly, lying beside me, her chin on my keyboard. Other days I go to schools to talk to the children I write for. It tickles my fancy to be a celebrity for a day!

I love to travel around the world looking for stories. I've lived high in the Himalayas and on a tiny island in the Pacific Ocean. I've also found stories in Holland, England, Bolivia, and right in my own backyard.

Let me hear from you. Email is best: gwoelfle@aol.com.