Jennie Bishop grew up on a soybean farm in Ohio, and signed her yearbooks “Great Author of the Future” in high school. She has authored a number of children’s stories, many of which are being translated worldwide.

The Princess and the Kiss was written after Jennie’s daughter came home with a story of how all her girlfriends had boyfriends—in kindergarten. Realizing that she couldn’t wait for a “big talk” in the teen years, Jennie asked God to help her find an age-appropriate way to teach young children about purity and the importance of “saving themselves for marriage.”

The unexpected grassroots response to The Princess and The Kiss catapulted Bishop into a speaking and conference ministry to bring the message of biblical purity to children and parents alike. The Princess and The Kiss was followed by a companion devotional book for mothers and daughters. Then a similar book for boys, The Squire and the Scroll, followed, and so did another companion devotional.

Jennie continues to write books that celebrate purity, marriage and family and to speak internationally on the subject. She is a frequent speaker at parent/child banquets, churches, crisis pregnancy gatherings and AIDS events.

Jennie is married to Randy, a composer and worship leader, and has two daughters.

Visit PurityWorks.org for more information on her conference ministry.