Patricia Marie Cummings (born November 9, 1950) is an American writer and illustrator of children's books.
"[1] Growing up, her parents would read them stories about fairytales, which fueled her imagination as she explored castles on the Rhine River and villages in Okinawa.
[2] After graduation, Cummings initially freelanced for editorial and advertising clients before focusing exclusively on children's books.
She is also a member of The Writer's Guild and teaches children's book illustration at Pratt and Parsons, the New School for Design.
Her well-published former students include Julian Hector, Hiroe Nakata, and David Ezra Stein, recipient of the 2011 Caldecott Honor Award.