Justin Colón Books

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Name Pronounciation

JUH-stin Col-ohn

My last name is pronounced like the fragrance (cologne), not the body part.

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Justin is a professional actor and children’s author. His books include The Quacken, Impossible Possums, The ZomBees, Impossible Possum for Mayor and Vampurr. He lives in New York.

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Justin Colón is the author of THE QUACKEN and IMPOSSIBLE POSSUMS. His forthcoming picture books include THE ZOMBEES, IMPOSSIBLE POSSUM FOR MAYOR, and VAMPURR. He is the owner of The Kidlit Hive and previously founded/hosted PBChat, a community and annual mentorship program that assisted over 100+ upcoming picture book creators on their publication journey during its four year run. In his other life, Justin is a professional, formally trained voice and on-camera actor and SAG-AFTRA member who has co-starred on hit shows such as Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt, Gotham, and Sneaky Pete. He lives in New York. 

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