Susan Clymer

Susan Clymer

1951 – 2018

Susan Clymer (1951–present) is an American author of children's books. She has published fifteen books, eleven of them through Scholastic Corporation. She is perhaps best known for her Animals in Room 202 series, including There's a Hamster in my Lunchbox, There's a Frog in my Sleepingbag, There's a Tarantula in my Homework, and There's a Rabbit in my Backpack. She currently lives in Kansas where she divides her time between writing and directing residencies as a visiting author in schools.