Jayne Moore Waldrop
Jayne Moore Waldrop writes for both children and adults. In addition to Back to Our Nests, her other books are She Remembered It All: The Art of Memory Painter Helen LaFrance, winner of a 2025 Gold Book Award by the Independent Book Publishers Association, and A Journey in Color: The Art of Ellis Wilson, both published by Shadelandhouse Modern Press; Drowned Town (University Press of Kentucky), a Great Group Reads selection by the Women’s National Book Association and INDIES Book of the Year Award silver winner in fiction; Pandemic Lent: A Season in Poems and Retracing My Steps, a finalist in the New Women’s Voices Chapbook Contest, both published by Finishing Line Press.
Featured Book
Back to Our Nests
On a sunny summer day at the lake, a young girl notices the many living creatures around her—birds, toads, fish, insects, her fellow human beings—all sharing one special place in the world. As she explores, she discovers the connections between herself and the natural world. With richly detailed watercolor illustrations in a picture book for ages 4-8, the story celebrates the lively inhabitants of all sizes and shapes in their precious shared habitat.