Alyssa Burks
Alyssa Burks is an author, educator, and storyteller from Northeast Arkansas with a heart for helping children feel seen, understood, and celebrated. A former public-school English teacher, Alyssa now owns and teaches at Delta Learning Microschool, where she works closely with young learners and sees firsthand just how differently—and wonderfully—children experience the world.
Her debut picture book, Ethan and the Inside-Out Sandwich, was inspired by her belief that the things that make a child different are often the very things worth celebrating. Through humor, heart, and a very sticky sandwich, Alyssa writes stories that encourage kindness, inclusion, friendship, and the courage to be yourself.
Outside of writing and teaching, Alyssa is a photographer, podcast host, community arts advocate, wife, and mom of two boys. She lives with her family in Manila, Arkansas, where life is usually a little loud, a little messy, and never short on stories.
