Kirsten Pendreigh

Kirsten Pendreigh is a children’s author and poet from Vancouver, BC. Her stories celebrate our early instincts to care for the creatures that share our planet. Kirsten’s 2025 nonfiction titles, WHEN A TREE FALLS: Nurse Logs and their Incredible Forest Power ( PW Starred review) and WHAT FISH ARE SAYING: Strange Sounds in the Ocean (SLJ Starred Review) use lyrical language to engage children in the science of underwater communication and forest regeneration. Kirsten’s fiction titles include MAYBE A WHALE, (a JLG selection), LUNA’S GREEN PET (CCBC Book of the Year) and the forthcoming CAMPING IS A TERRIBLE IDEA.