Emily Tetri

Emily Tetri grew up in St. Louis, Missouri, where her childhood was mostly spent drawing, making up stories, and running feral outdoors. She majored in animation at the University of Southern California. She would later work as a visual development and background artist for studios including Nickelodeon, Cartoon Network, and Dreamworks. She currently lives in Los Angeles where she draws and makes up stories for a living, but continues to run around outdoors with her dogs every chance she gets. She is the author of the Geisel Honor–winning graphic novel Tiger vs. Nightmare.