Terry Catasus Jennings

Terry Catasús Jennings immigrated with her family from Cuba in 1961. The Little House of Hope is largely based on her experience as a child. She has won several prestigious children's book awards, including NSTA-CBC Outstanding Science Trade Book, NSTA Recommended, and Bank Street's Best Children's Book of the Year. She is the author of the Definitely Dominguita series and The Women's Liberation Movement, 1960-1990, which was listed in the ALA's Amelia Bloomer Project 2014-2015 List. Terry has been a contributor for the Smithsonian's Science Education Center books. Her articles have appeared in The Washington Post, Long Island News Day, and Ranger Rick. She is also an active member of The Children's Book Guild of Washington, DC and SCBWI. She and her husband live in Northern Virginia.