Tracey Hecht

Tracey Hecht   is a writer, entrepreneur, and author of The Nocturnals book series. The American Booksellers Association chose The Mysterious Abductions—the first book in her critically acclaimed four-book middle-grade series The Nocturnals—as a Kids’ Indie Next List pick. Her other books have also received accolades including the Children’s Book Council's Teacher Favorite pick, and a Mom's Choice Gold Award.

Tracey has since expanded the series to include eight Grow & Read early reader books so that families with young children can share the reading experience together. She published two nonfiction companion books for both age groups so that they can learn about the unique features and adaptations of nocturnal animals that inspired the series. Nighttime Animals: Awesome Features & Surprising Adaptations received the Children’s Book Council Teacher Favorites Award for 2023.

In May 2025, Tracey was awarded the GO Community Impact Award for her partnership with GO Project and other education organizations across the country. She has shown an unwavering commitment to making reading a joyful shared experience for all kids and families.    

A sought-after speaker, Tracey led a webinar for the American Association of School Librarians on the benefits of reading aloud, and she was on an in-person AASL panel, Rollicking Read-Alouds. She has worked with the Quebec Writers’ Federation to expand their diverse writers’ program and appeared as a panelist for the American Booksellers Association’s ABC Children’s Institute, where she focused on running successful virtual author visits. She is attending Bank Street College of Graduate Education, where she is studying to receive her Dual Certification, Childhood General Education and Special Education Master's.

When she isn’t writing, she can be found hiking, reading, or spending time with her family. Tracey currently splits her time between New York City and Oquossoc, Maine, with her husband and four children.

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