Earlier in the year, I broke my ankle in two places at work. I had just helped to clean up my grandmother's home after being submergered for the second time in the flood in Brisbane. (First time in 1974) As a result of breaking my ankle, I had the opportunty to sit and write and illustrate my first children's story "Dolphin of Orion".  I entered it for publishing in Australia and waited for three months and did not hear a word about it. One day, I kept seeing Noah's Arch books, at a book store, on Television and it was even mentioned on the radio. That night a did a google search for Noah's Arch books published internationally. Publish America and Bloomsbury in London came up. I contacted both publishers with my manuscript. The next day Bloomsbury contacted me saying that I needed an agent to submit the book and wished me luck. A short time later my mauscript was accepted by Publish America. My next books in the series have been also accepted and are in the about to be published: Bats of the Rainforest Possums of the Alpines Orangutans of the Jungle Through the writing process, I have some amazing people that care for animals and the environment. They have been an instrumental part in helping me with accurate information and photos in this series.              

Diploma of Teaching
Bachelor of Education
Postgraduate of School and Student Support
Masters of Education: Special Ed