Lael Jensen Littke[1] (born 1929)[2] is an American author of young adult literature and around 75 short stories.
Littke grew up in Mink Creek, Idaho and studied education and English at Utah State University.
[3][4] While working in Denver, Colorado as a secretary, she met her husband George through their local congregation of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
She later began writing books, including titles for young adults and children, of which she has now published more than forty.
[4][5] She has served on the board of directors for the Miller Eccles Study Group, and has also been active with Sunstone and Exponent II, publications about Mormon issues.