Terri Clemmons is a lifelong Midwesterner who writes picture books and middle-grade
novels. She wants every child to see themselves in stories, especially children who
wear hearing aids as she and her children do.

In her debut picture book, MARA HEARS IN STYLE (Beaming Books, 2024), with
illustrations by Lucy Rogers, Mara takes on the world with her flashy purple hearing aids
and sassy, hot pink earmolds.

Terri taught elementary school for twenty-five years and holds degrees in language arts,
gifted education, and educational leadership. She recently retired to pursue her writing
dreams, ‘daring greatly’ like she urged her students to do. 

Her favorite activities include spending time with her family and friends, baking, rooting
for Chicago sports teams, rockhounding on the shores of the Great Lakes, hiking in
national parks, reading stacks of books from the library, and walking trails with her dog,
Gracie.