Sandy Grubb has been writing children’s stories since she was a child herself, fine-tuning her talents when she became serious about publishing. In 2022, Sandy’s manuscript Just Like Click won the esteemed Kraken Book Prize, recognizing finely crafted middle grade fiction and resulting in a publishing contract with Fitzroy Books, the children’s imprint of Regal House Publishing. The book, releasing in April of 2024, is a superhero story about friendship, belonging, and self-discovery.​

A former elementary school teacher and a longtime member of the Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators, Sandy has an English and French Literature degree from Stanford University and a teaching certificate from U.C. Berkeley. Sandy and her husband live outside of Portland, Oregon, overlooking the beautiful Mt. Hood, where they enjoy hiking and skiing.