Molk attended the
Rhode Island School of Design. She lives in the
Boston area. Molk has published several books as author and illustrator and more as the illustrator of books by other authors, including
Jane Yolen and
Alice B. McGinty. Her illustrations for Yolen's
Beneath the Ghost Moon (Little, Brown & Company, 1994) were praised in a
Publishers Weekly review: "Molk's careful, cool-hued watercolors depict a well-appointed farm house and an endearing cast of gentle-eyed mice".
Publishers Weekly said about
When You Were Just a Heartbeat (Little, Brown, 2004): "Molk certainly sends a heartfelt message to young listeners," but "the book may be too esoteric and its illustrations too quiet to capture—and keep—children's attention". A reviewer for
School Library Journal called
Eeny, Meeny, Miney, Mo, and Flo! (Viking, 2015) "the perfect combination of text and illustration creates a fun choice for storytime or one-on-one reading".
Kirkus Reviews called it "brisk and bouncy," and noted, "using a different, handwritten-style type for the dialogue keeps things clear, though read-alouds could still be a bit tricky". Molk's
Knitting for Dogs (Random House Studio, 2022) was reviewed by
Publishers Weekly as "Molk... demystifies the problem-solving process with measured storytelling, wry images, and a cool but approachable protagonist, acknowledging both the frustrations of hitting a metaphoric wall and the joys of discovering new depths of personal ingenuity". == Selected works ==