Chelsea Tornetto

Chelsea Tornetto is a world geography teacher in Jackson, Missouri, and is the author of Conquering Content Vocabulary (Scholastic 2018). While she is a terrible gardener, her husband, Mike, has a green thumb, and she’s blessed to be able to watch him raise vegetables—and their two children—in their backyard garden all summer long.

Chelsea Tornetto's Titles

Chalk the Walk

A 2026 CHILDREN'S BOOK COUNCIL KIDS' FAVORITES SELECTIONTake to the sidewalk with this colorful picture book to inspire artistic expression and...

Gardens Are for Growing

In this tender poem, the love between a father and daughter blossoms alongside the seeds they plant together.As the garden grows, the daughter...