Lynn Joseph was born in Trinidad and is the author of many picture books for children about her island home, including A Wave in Her Pocket, An Island Christmas, The Mermaid’s Twin Sister, and Jump Up Time: A Trinidad Carnival Story. Her acclaimed book The Color of My Words, won the Américas Award. Dancing in the Rain won a Burt Award for Caribbean Literature (2015) prize. She has two sons, Jared and Brandt, and resides in New York and Bermuda.
Lynn Joseph was born in Trinidad and is the author of many picture books for children about her island home, including A Wave in Her Pocket, An Island Christmas, The Mermaid’s Twin Sister, and Jump Up Time: A Trinidad Carnival Story. Her acclaimed book The Color of My Words, won the Américas Award. Dancing in the Rain won a Burt Award for Caribbean Literature (2015) prize. She has two sons, Jared and Brandt, and resides in New York and Bermuda.
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