Mary Wissinger is the award-winning author of many picture books including Talking Science and the bestselling Science Wide Open series. She is also the host of the beloved science-meets-soul micro-podcast Soften the Edges.

She holds an MA in teaching, has 16 years experience in education, loves telling stories that spark curiosity and connection, and is never far from her ukulele.

When she’s not chilling in the totality of a solar eclipse, she lives with her family in St. Louis, MO.