Mimi McCoy

Mimi McCoy is a pseudonym under which children's author, Kiki Thorpe, writes the Candy Apple, and Poison Apple series. Kiki was born in Agaña, Guam and grew up in Boise, Idaho. She holds a BA from Brown University and an MFA in creative writing from the University of Arizona. She is a former children's book editor, and is now able to write full time. She has written or adapted over fifty books for children. Her works include: Ah-Choo!, A Comfy Cozy Thanksgiving, and Bear in the Big Blue House. She authors The Never Girls series, and has written some of the Disney Fairies chapter books series including: The Trouble with Tink, Tink North of Never Land, and Tink in a Fairy Fix.