About Kim

Kim Baker is an award-winning author of novels for kids. Her parents moved around a lot when she was a kid. She lived in unusual places like above a theater that only played movies in Spanish, in government housing projects, and later next to castle ruins. Kim’s mom is Mexican-American and her dad is white, so she’s bicultural.

Kim struggled sometimes in school but really LOVED college. She studied psychology (thinking about why people think and behave like they do) and education (to teach elementary school!). She took other classes too, just for fun, like marine biology and lots of art. Before becoming a writer, she worked as a teacher and a counselor at a children’s crisis center. Her favorite things to do are be creative and help others. She hopes to write stories that help readers see themselves and find their own voices. Her favorite kinds of stories are ones with characters who learn that they’re stronger and braver than they know.

When she’s not writing, Kim works on community projects and mentors new writers. She also enjoys reading, exploring, and making things with her hands like muffins and quilts. Kim now lives in an old house in Los Angeles with her family, between a taco stand and a library.