About Lynne Jonell
Lynne Jonell is the author (and occasional illustrator) of seventeen books for children, all with an element of fantasy. Her first novel, Emmy and the Incredible Shrinking Rat, won the Minnesota Book Award; her latest book, Time Sight, is a historical time-travel set at Castle Menzies in Scotland, the castle of her grandfather’s clan. Her books have received starred reviews in The Horn Book, Kirkus Reviews, School Library Journal, Publishers Weekly, and Booklist, and have been published in nine languages. She lives in Plymouth, Minnesota, with her husband. For more information please visit
her website.
Oh, Lynne, I’m so sorÂry. 2020 still feels like it’s going on. How good of you to go help those poor sick peoÂple. I’ve had Covid myself and am a long-hauler, so I know perÂsonÂalÂly how wonÂderÂful it is to have someÂone there.
So sorÂry to hear that you’re a long-hauler, CanÂdice… wow. That’s so tough. The whole thing is just so ranÂdom– who gets it, how badÂly they get it, how quickÂly they recovÂer. I’m so very glad you had someÂone there to help you when things were at their worst.
How lucky they were to have you, Lynne. I hope you and Bill have stayed healthy.
Yes, we have stayed healthy, David – thanks! We were both fulÂly vacÂciÂnatÂed when I went, and have had no sympÂtoms whatÂsoÂevÂer. So we’re very grateful.
This isn’t fair! I just joined the choir. I just came across your webÂsite and read excerpts of your children’s book. Why hasn’t life made our paths cross? I would love to meet you in perÂson. Please introÂduce yourÂself to me someÂday soon. I think we would be good friends. I’m sorÂry to hear of your sufferings.