Kristie PateKristie is a mum to three young children, whom she lives with in Melbourne, alongside her husband and two Australian kelpies.Kristie has a background in professional writing and editing, children's services, and child protection, and currently works s an educator at her children's former kindergarten. Kristie loves spending time with her family, the beach, eating excessive amounts of chocolate, and tuning in to true crime podcasts while bushwalking with her dogs, who are definitely not there for her protection.Feeding off a little inspiration from her daughter, Kristie combined her love of writing and experience in working with, understanding, and raising children, to bring to fruition her debut children's novel: Hadley. Read More Read Less