Jessica Young is a prolific author who has written numerous books for children, including "I'll Meet You in Your Dreams," the "Fairylight Friends" early reader series, the "Haggis and Tank Unleashed" early chapter book series, "Play This Book," "Pet This Book," "A Wish is a Seed," "My Blue is Happy," the "Finley Flowers" chapter book series, "Spy Guy the Not-So-Secret Agent," and the forthcoming board book, "Baby's Here!" (2022). Born and raised in Ontario, Canada, Young now resides in Tennessee. She has a passion for sharing the creative process with children and enjoys making up stories.
In addition to her work as a children's author, Jessica Young is also a multidisciplinary contemporary artist who specializes in intuitive abstract expression using fluid mediums and epoxy resin. She began painting professionally in 2017 as a way to balance her own mental wellness and has since amassed a following of over 155,000 people across social media platforms. With emotions as her subject, Young combines color, texture, and movement to express the inner workings of the heart, mind, and psyche.
Young is entirely self-taught and carries two degrees in Clinical Psychology. She has spent the last decade working closely within her local mental health community and currently runs her own Psychotherapy private practice, specializing in trauma and mood disorders. In addition to being a licensed psychotherapist, she is also a creative mental health coach, meditation guide, certified Reiki healer, and the founder of @healingartretreats. Born and raised south of Boston, she currently lives with her husband, Kyle, and three rescue dogs, Zoey, Tucker, and Lily in Western Massachusetts.