Jannette M. Bush was born and raised in Kansas City, Missouri. She graduated from Westport High School in 1987. Ms. Bush has always enjoyed writing. Ms. Bush has worked as a newspaper reporter in Nebraska and Indiana. She received her bachelor of journalism degree from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln in 1991. Ms. Bush's passion for learning and seeing children with different abilities access the learning process led to Ms. Bush's decision to change professions. In 1999, Ms. Bush completed her master's degree in Special Education at the University of Missouri-Kansas City. Ms. Bush currently teaches in the Greater Kansas City area. She and her identical twin sister, Annette Bush, are raising their two children together. (Please read "The Family" at the end of each book in The JMSB Series written by her twin sister, Annette, to learn more about their family.)
Jannette M. Bush originally wrote and self-published The JMSB Series in 2003. Then, Ms. Bush felt she needed to use an alias after writing and illustrating her work. Please note, JM Stayten and Kay Houston are names Jannette M. Bush used. She is both sole author and illustrator of The JMSB Series.
