Kirsten Pendreigh is a children’s author and poet from Vancouver. Her debut picture book, LUNA’S GREEN PET, about a little girl who raises a houseplant as a pet, published in August 2022 with Sleeping Bear Press. MAYBE A WHALE, a lyrical journey of healing through nature publishes with Groundwood Books in August 2023. And, WHEN A TREE FALLS, a lyrical nonfiction picture book about how fallen trees regenerate the forest, publishes with Chronicle Books in 2025. Kirsten’s poems are found in Canadian literary magazines and anthologies including Best Canadian Poetry 2021. Kirsten is a former CBC and NPR journalist.
