About Tarja Helena Nevala

Tarja was born in Finland and raised on three continents. She has lived in Finland, Australia, Canada and the USA. Her rich heritage and love for children have developed her passion of writing stories.

Within Tarja's childhood home, old family stories were shared, celebrated, and retold countless times. She believes oral storytelling is an important part of a child's early learning and reading. Children's picture books rekindle the magical moments and experiences of ancient storytelling.

Her spouse, family, friends, and community, inspire Tarja on her author journey. They are truly a part of her story, bringing purpose and life to her tales. She writes of real-life situations with imagination, humor, and delightful surprise. Tarja brings social and emotional learning into her books as subtle lessons of fun and silliness.

Tarja loves anything cinnamon and everything caramel. She enjoys writing, baking and creating. She is energized when hanging out with people, singing, and taking long walks. Her most favorite walk was the Camino de Santiago (The Way of the Stars), a 500 mile ancient pilgrim route across northern Spain.

Tarja lives in the Inland Northwest with her husband and tiny dog, Miss Moo. She has self -publishing two children's picture books. Tarja is a member of SCBWI and KIDLIT AT HEART.

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