Dean Hale

Dean Hale and Shannon Hale are frequent collaborators. They co-wrote the graphic novels Rapunzel’s Revenge, an Al Roker’s Book Club for Kids selection and Eisner nominee, and its sequel, Calamity Jack (both with co-creator Nathan Hale). With LeUyen Pham, they created the Princess in Black series of early chapter books.

In addition to their own creations, Shannon and Dean have written a number of books about characters created by others: with Mattel, the USA Today bestselling Ever After High series; with Marvel, two books about the unbeatable Squirrel Girl; with DC, graphic novels Diana, Princess of the Amazons and Diana & Nubia, Princesses of the Amazons (with Victoria Ying) and Amethyst, Princess of Gemworld (with Asiah Fulmore); and with Scholastic, the fourth novel in the collaborative Spirit Animals series. Shannon and Dean make their home near Salt Lake City, Utah, USA, with their four remarkable children and two ridiculous cats named Misty Knight and Mike Hat.