About Me

I grew up on a small dairy farm in Saskatchewan with three sisters.  I spent a lot of time playing outdoors with my youngest sister actively using our imaginations.  My older sisters would read to us at bedtime and as I grew older, I read a variety of books from Beverly Cleary, Jigsaw Jones  and Nancy Drew mysteries and of course Anne of Green Gables.  I began reading to younger children while babysitting for neighbours.  Reading to children became a highlight!  After receiving my Bachelor of Education from the U of S in 1991 I moved to Calgary and became a director of a daycare for 5 years before landing my job as preschool teacher for 14 years.  During this time, I began volunteering for a program at the CanLearn Society called Share the Magic and soon became the coordinator of two literacy programs for this nonprofit organization.  After 5 years I decided to lessen my load, continue as a volunteer reading to preschool children and teach a few sessions of a literacy program for grade one and twos.  This allowed me more time to spend with my various hobbies – baking, quilting, gardening, scrapbooking and pursuing my goal of writing children’s books.

 

I wanted to write a preschool children’s book to encourage playing outdoors, using senses to discover the world around us and instill a love of reading in the early years.  A book that would be easy for children to memorize and “read” to family, friends and even their pets.  

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I live in Calgary, Alberta Canada with my husband and daughter.