Leslie J. Wyatt

Leslie J. Wyatt is a freelance writer for children and adults. In addition to numerous publishing credits, she is a member of the Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators and graduate of The Institute of Children's Literature. Leslie lives with her husband and six children in their 1883 farmhouse in rural Missouri.

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