Vicki Johnson is a children's book author, born and raised in the rural South, educated in New England, employed in the nation’s capital, and currently based in Appalachia. She is a dog AND cat person.

Johnson’s debut Molly's Tuxedo is a 2024 NCTE Charlotte Huck Award Recommended Book, a 2024 ALA Rainbow Book List selection, a 2024 Children’s Book Council K-2 Teacher Favorite, and a 2023 Ontario Library Association Top Ten ‘Best Bets’ Picture Book. The ALA/ALSC included it on their 2024 Summer Reading List for grades K-2. It’s also a 2024-25 nominee for Maine’s Chickadee Award, the children’s choice award for picture books.

Molly’s Tuxedo is illustrated by Gillian Reid and published by Little Bee Books in their publishing partnership with GLAAD.