Steve Jenkins Biography

Steve Jenkins was born in 1952 in Hickory, North Carolina. His father had become a physics professor and astronomer and served in the military before working on several science degrees. His family moved often and lived in various locations and wherever they lived, Steve kept a menagerie of lizards, turtles, spiders, and other animals. He also blew things up in his chemistry lab. His parents read a lot to him until he could read to himself. His interest in science led him to think he would become a scientist however he changed his plan and went to an art school in North Carolina to study graphic design. When Steve graduated he moved to New York to work in large advertising and design firms before meeting his wife Robin Page with whom he worked in their own small graphic design firm. Steve and Robin have made four children’s books together. They moved to Boulder, Colorado where they work in a studio attached to their home. They have three children, Page, Alec, & Jamie. Their children were the inspiration for Steve’s new interest in making children’s books himself. The questions that his children asked were the inspiration for many of their books.