Vicki Johnson is a children's book author, and a former band nerd, White House staffer, and nonprofit director. Her debut picture book is Molly's Tuxedo (little bee books, June 27, 2023), illustrated by Gillian Reid, and based in large part on her own experiences growing up. Born and raised in rural GA, she is a proud first-gen graduate of Smith College and Emory Law School, and an MFA student in Writing for Children & Young Adults at VCFA. Vicki is a Lambda Literary Fellow and the single lesbian parent of a college student. Her empty nest is an historic log cabin in Appalachia where she caters to the whims of five rescue animals. Follow her on Twitter @VickiJohnson or Insta @VickiJohnsonWrites