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About Jonathan

Jonathan Todd is the author/illustrator of Timid (Scholastic/Graphix), a semi-autobiographical graphic novel about overcoming shyness and recognizing the value of embracing your cultural community. Jonathan is also a cofounder of the Boston Kids Comics Fest: https://bostonkidscomicsfest.org. He was a Jacqueline Woodson Fellow in the Solstice MFA in Creative Writing Program where he studied writing for children and young adults. A frequent comics teacher in libraries and schools, Jonathan was the 2015 Graphic Novelist-in-Residence at the Morse Institute and Bacon Free libraries in Natick, Massachusetts. Before creating graphic novels for kids, Jonathan studied journalism, illustration, English and history. He has contributed cartoons to dozens of publications, including Post Road, The Boston Globe, and The Tennessean.