JAHNNA N. MALCOLM stands for Jahnna “and” Malcolm. Jahnna Beecham and Malcolm Hillgartner are married and have published over 130 books for kids and teens. They’ve written about ballerinas, horses, ghosts, singing cowboys, and green slime. One of their most popular book series is called, The Jewel Kingdom, and it is about adventurous princesses. They even made a movie of the first book in that series, The Ruby Princess Runs Away. Before Jahnna and Malcolm wrote books, they were actors. They met on the stage and were married on the stage. They have two kids—son Dash and daughter, Skye. They lived a lot of places, but now they live in beautiful Oregon. Their newest project is The Best Christmas Pageant Ever: The Musical, which is playing at theatres around the country and is published by Playscripts, Inc.