Hey, you! So nice of you to click to learn more about me, Kristina Henson.
I live in Upstate New York with my daughter, a Golden Retriever, and two cats. Before writing and illustrating my two books, One Hundred Birds Telling One Hundred Little Stories and Letters to Lily, I maintained a blog and regularly published personal essays while working in the graphic design industry by day and devoting the majority of the rest of my time doing what I love the most — writing and creating books. I love everything about books. With all that’s inside of them—the things I can learn, the places I can travel to, the characters I can fall in love with—what isn’t there to love?
I can define myself by being so many things: a mother, a daughter, a sister, an artist, an author, a designer. But most importantly—and what I remind myself of often—is that I am a woman who needs to create. 
I hope you enjoy a peek into my studio and life. 
Kristina 

Main Street

Main Street

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Two and a half hours later the moving van pulled off of the highway. The small faded sign with an arrow pointing right at the end of the off-ramp said "Brownsville, population 1,131". They took a right onto Main Street and Kay was both eager and apprehensive to look out the window to see the town for the first time. They passed a small general store, a gas station, and a bar that had a sign on the door that said: "no arm wrestling allowed". When I arrived a few hours later Kay was in the backyard scanning all the treetops, looking for me with a worried look in her eye. I can fly up to 40 miles an hour and could have been there sooner but I took my time following her to Brownsville. Had I known she would have been so worried, I wouldn't have stopped for lunch and wandered around. "Are you ok?" I asked. "I don't think so" she replied. "Out of the 1,131 people that live here, how many do you think arm wrestle at that bar on Main Street? I don't think I belong here, Eli. I've never even dreamed about arm wrestling."

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Moving Day

Moving Day
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