Jessixa Bagley grew up in the suburbs of Portland, Oregon, where she developed a love of hamburgers, drawing, and anthropomorphic food. Her debut picture book, Boats for Papa has earned many accolades and awards including a Junior Library Guild selection, the SCBWI Golden Kite Award for Best Picture Book Text, and a Washington State Scandiuzzi Children's Book Award. Her picture book Laundry Day was a Junior Library Guild Selection and received a 2018 Ezra Jack Keats Honor Award for Writing. She lives in Seattle, Washington.