About

I’ve always loved to read. When I was little my mom took me to the library every week, and I left with a bag filled with books. My favorites were about curious and adventurous characters, like Pippi Longstocking, Laura Ingalls Wilder and Harriet the Spy. Like Harriet the Spy, I kept a diary, but I hid it so no one discovered my secrets!

In fifth grade, I won a young author’s competition and decided to become a writer. I worked hard in school to be placed in the top reading group in my class. When I turned fourteen, I wrote an article that got published in the newspaper. Being paid to write was exciting.

During college, I and some classmates picked up Dr. Maya Angelou from the airport. Meeting a real-live author made me feel like I could write my own book one day. After college, I worked at a newspaper and wrote articles for family magazines.

When I got married and had my daughter and two sons, I shared my favorite childhood books with them. At bedtime, I made up stories for my children with characters who looked and acted like them and their friends. My kids liked my stories so much that I decided to write a children’s book.

After I showed the first draft to my kids’ school librarian, she said I should get the book published. At first, I was nervous, but I’m so happy I took her advice. Now my books are shelved in the library where I checked out books as a little girl. Seeing children around the world enjoy my stories is a dream come true!

Fun Facts:

• My favorite games as a kid were hopscotch, jacks, roller skating, and Monopoly.  
• In middle school I learned to knit, and during Hurricane Harvey, I knitted blankets for people flooded out of their homes.
• My favorite candy is peanut M&Ms.
• As a teenager I volunteered at my neighborhood library.
• When I’m not reading or writing, I like to run and take long walks in the park.
• My favorite music is old-school R & B and Hip Hop.
• I love to travel, and I’ve visited 6 continents and 49 states. 
• In college I studied for one semester in London, England and one school year in Strasbourg, France.