Katherine Pendergast

Author

Kat is an award winning and 1# best selling author. Her books include Pickles the Dog, Adopted, Pickles the Dog, A Christmas Tradition, Pickles the Dog, Goes to School and Babies of the badlands. The Pickles the Dog series was inspired by a real dog named Pickles. She was at an animal shelter in Minot, ND during the flood of 2011 and kept getting returned to the shelter. Eventually she ended up with a family member of Kat, and boy are we glad she did because Pickles is one of the sweetest dogs around.

Kat has also coauthored In Loving Memory: A Child's Journey to Understanding a Funeral and Started the Grieving Process, In Loving Memory: A Child's Journey to Understanding a Cremation Funeral and Started the Grieving Process, I'm a Spinosourus, Bigger Than a T-Rex, and Goodbye Bella: A Pet Loss Story.

Over the course of Kat’s author career her books have won 6 national awards. She has enjoyed traveling for different author events including school visits and book signings around the US.

Kat is also the creator of a line of soft sole baby shoes called Kat’s Socks. With Kat’s boutique a small potion of the sales are donated to local animal shelters near her. Kat lives with her family in North Dakota.