Watkins, Helen Jonsen

Helen Jonsen Watkins has spent a lifetime telling stories starting as a journalist on local, national and international television and online. She has written books for children and adults. She’s mom to four grown-up children who she always told made-up silly poems and magical stories.

The Magic Christmas Sleigh is Helen’s first illustrated storybook. It’s the premier entry in the Magic of the Holidays Book Series.

Helen is the Chief Storyteller at helen Jonsen media. She serves as a member of the Hudson Children’s Book Festival Board, the Board Development committee for CureSearch Foundation for Children’s Cancer, and is an advocate for the Hole in the Wall Gang Camp. She lives in the Hudson Valley with her Aussie husband.  helenjonsen.com or Amazon

3 Fun Facts

1. I wrote this story for my children four kids when they were little.
2. I live in the Hudson Valley.
3. I have lived in Australia & love to travel there.