Jen Cullerton Johnson

Jen Cullerton Johnson is an award-winning children’s author, educator, and environmental advocate based in Chicago. She teaches in Chicago Public Schools and has also taught writing at the college level; her educational background includes a B.A. from Indiana University, a master’s degree in education from Loyola University Chicago, and an M.F.A. in creative writing from the University of New Orleans.

Her books include Seeds of Change: Wangari’s Gift to the World, The Story of an Environmentalist Wangari Maathai, and The Green Literacy Handbook: Inspire Environmental Stewardship Through Critical Thinking, Reading, and Writing, Grades K–5 (co-authored with Mary K. Gove). Johnson is also the founder of Green Literacy, an initiative focused on environmental education and critical thinking through children’s literature.