Mrs. Hanson has spent much of her life surrounded by children, stories, seasons, and pumpkins.

A Wisconsin educator for 34 years, Mrs. Hanson taught middle school and high school students while also raising three sons with her husband, John, on their Century Farm. During the summers, her boys raised pumpkins and sold them from the family’s front yard each fall—an experience that helped inspire the heart of Life on a Vine.

Today, Kari is a proud grandmother of three and loves reading children’s books aloud. Life on a Vine is her first published book, but it is only the beginning; she has several more stories tucked away and ready to grow.