Characters Experiencing Life's Big Firsts
Hi there!
I'm Katie Penate
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My passion for narrating audiobooks began as an early childhood educator where story time never felt like I was reading to my students, but rather performing for them. Seeing their faces light up with excitement during story time inspired me to become an audiobook narrator.
I’ve had the pleasure of training at the Theatre Lab located at The John F. Kennedy Center for the performing arts, and have worked with some of the best audiobook coaches in the business including, Pat Fraley and Emily Lawrence. Aside from narrating audiobooks, I run a kid's YouTube channel, Snuggle Stories, where I create wildly entertaining read-aloud videos for children ages 3-5. Snuggle Stories has garnered over 500,000 views and thousands of subscribers.
My favorite characters to perform are ones who are navigating their way through life’s big firsts and most challenging moments.
On my days off I love to go on long walks, listen to audiobooks, and cuddle with my parrot, Pepe.