Katie Cicatelli-Kuc (Chickatelli-Koots) is a writer, editor, and content consultant.

She’s the author of Rainy Day: A Peppa Pig story (Scholastic, 2023), Going Viral: A Socially Distant Love Story (Scholastic, 2021), Quarantine: A Love Story (Scholastic, 2019), and two Thomas and Friends Step into Reading books: A Ghost on the Track (Random House, 2015) and The Rocket Returns (Random House, 2014). Most recently, Katie's work has appeared in Memorial Sloan Kettering's Visible Ink anthology.

Her new book, Pumpkin Spice and Everything Nice is due out August 6, 2024 and is available for pre-order. To learn of upcoming book events, follow Katie on Instagram.

Katie spent over a decade working for children’s books publishers as an in-house copy editor and production editor before becoming a full-time writer. She writes books for young children and teens, and short stories and essays for adults.

Born in the Midwest and raised in the Midwest and Florida, Katie now lives in a yellow house next to a mountain in the Hudson Valley with her family and their animals.

FUN FACTS ABOUT KATIE

  • Ramona the Cat

    When Katie was in fourth grade, she named her first cat Ramona, after the Beverly Cleary Ramona books.

  • Animal Lover

    When Katie was little, she knew she wanted to be a writer. Her other daydreams included being a veterinarian, a zookeeper, and a marine biologist.

  • Author Highlights

    When Katie worked at Random House, she went to Mary Pope Osborne’s house (magical!) and sat in the same theater as Judy Blume during a screening of Tiger Eyes.

  • Half Birthday Twins

    Katie and her mom have each other’s half birthdays! Katie was born the first day of winter, and her mom the first day of summer.