Welcome to the web page of Jennifer Kuhns, author, painter and poet.
Jennifer lives in Northern California. She understands and has lived through the misconceptions attached to being physically disabled. She has conducted extensive research on the topic of folklore and literature for children, and has come to the realization that children's folklore in the form of literature is an important tool for a variety of reasons. It is her opinion, beginning with folklore, that children's literature opens up an entertaining portal for children to be taught about and to examine life, through the transcendent power of literature. She believes because children have such levels of imagination and acceptance, literature has the potential to change perspectives and create new views.
Meet the characters who Jennifer has chosen to help in creating new views about disabilities through her book
Were You Born in That Chair?
From left to right
Front: Mrs. Lacey and Hailey
Back row: Shelly, Rita, Robin, Melissa,
Blake, Simon, and Joel.