Daniel Bernstrom

About author Daniel Bernstrom

Daniel R. Bernstrom is the critically acclaimed author of seven picture books, including One Day in the Eucalyptus, Eucalyptus Tree. He won the Minnesota Book Award for Big Papa and the Time Machine, and his books have been on a number of notable lists, including the Banks Street College of Reading Best Books of the Year, CCBC (Cooperative Children’s Book Center), and the American Library Association. He's won the Skipping Stones Award for Goodnight Little Man, boasts an NCTE Notables Award, and two Junior Library Guild books. His Book Song in the City was selected as an NEA Read Across America book selection and was nominated for the Minnesota Star of the North Award. He has also been nominated for the Cybils Award and several state awards, such as Iowa, Arizona, and Illinois. His book, Big Papa and the Time Machine was one of several books selected for the PBS virtual Let’s Learn program. Daniel currently works as an English Faculty member for Minnesota West Community and Technical College in Worthington Minnesota, teaching Literature and English Composition. He received his Bachelor's in Electronic Media Communications from the University Northwestern and his MFA (Master of Fine Arts) in Writing for Children and Young Adults from Hamline University. He currently lives in Worthington, Minnesota with his wife Heather and six children.