Ruthy Ballard

Ruthy Ballard is a scientist, artist, and children’s book author who lives and works in Sacramento, California. By day, she is “Dr. Ruth Ballard,” a professor and forensic biologist who serves as a consultant in criminal cases involving DNA evidence. By night, she romps in an imaginative world of color and words that has been her playground since childhood.
Ruthy is the author of Mateo and the Gift of Presence and is currently working on four other books in her “Tales by Moons-Light” series: Elvia and the Gift of Feeling Deeply, Bubba and the Gift of Big Thoughts, How Piper Found Peace, and Timmy and the Rock from Star.
Spinning Wheel Press publishes books and art to delight the senses and inspire the heart. Through uplifting, science-rich adventure stories for young readers and insightful cartoons for the adult crowd, we seek to empower all children under 80 (and their elders) to live authentic, whole-hearted lives brimming with joy, comfort, connection, and meaning.