Pat is originally from Virginia, where she became an art teacher and award-winning visual artist. She spent some years on a Shenandoah Valley farm, raising and training horses, growing food, cooking on a woodstove, and learning about the land, all with the help of other artists and several energetic teenagers. Now she’s also an author, usually writing in collaboration with her husband, Wim Coleman. Wim Coleman and Pat Perrin have written, edited, or contributed to more than 60 books for young readers, including the award-winning Anna’s World. Some of their mainstream books have been translated into foreign language editions and taught in university courses.
