Patrick Jennings (born February 25, 1962) is an American writer of children's books including picture books, middle-grade fiction, young adult fiction, and short stories. Animals, including pets, often figure in his stories. He is perhaps best known for his series, Guinea Dog, about Fido, a guinea pig that acts like a dog. He has also written humor pieces for Horn Book magazine's Cadenza column, including "Excerpt from the Chocolate Game", which mashes Suzanne Collins's The Hunger Games with Roald Dahl's Charlie & the Chocolate Factory.
Jennings was born in Indiana and moved as a teenager to Arizona, where he attended Arizona State University.[1] He taught preschool in the United States and Mexico, and also worked for Arizona's oldest public library.[1] He has lived and worked in Port Townsend, WA, since 2001.[2]