0 0 1 125 717 Home 5 1 841 14.0 Normal 0 false false false EN-US JA X-NONE /* Style Definitions */ table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-name:"Table Normal"; mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0; mso-tstyle-colband-size:0; mso-style-noshow:yes; mso-style-priority:99; mso-style-parent:""; mso-padding-alt:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; mso-para-margin-top:0in; mso-para-margin-right:0in; mso-para-margin-bottom:10.0pt; mso-para-margin-left:0in; line-height:115%; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:11.0pt; font-family:Calibri; mso-ascii-font-family:Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font:minor-latin; mso-hansi-font-family:Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latin;} A former teacher and a grandmother of ten, all nine of my childrens books are in rhyme and all try to teach something like good manners and caring for others. My newest release, A Penny for Your Thoughts, is about putting feelings into words.  In 2011-18, I have won sixty National Awards for all my books including The Golden Rule, Mice & Spiders & Webs...Oh My!, My Fingerpaint Masterpiece, Manner-Man, Gimme-Jimmy,The Magic Word, Peter and the Whimper-Whineys, and Santa’s Birthday Gift.  I also have written seven published and internationally produced plays for elementary school children. A magna cum laude graduate of The American University, I have had a varied career: I was a teacher and coach, and then a newspaper sports photographer and columnist; later a Dinner Theatre and Talent Manager; and finally a Business Administrator. My husband of 58 years and I are now retired, and travel in our RV from coast to coast each year to spend time with our grandchildren... sharing my books along the way! 

The Magic Word - 6 awards, plus top 10 ranking on amazon: Gold Readers Favorite, NABE Pinnacle, Global eBook Finalist, Reader Views 2nd place, Next Gen Indie Finalist, IBA Finalist. Santa's Birthday Gift: Silver Readers Favorite, Indie Excellence Finalist. Peter and the Whimper-Whineys: Bronze Readers Favorite, USA Best Books Finalist. Gimme-Jimmy 5 Awards: 2012 Readers Favorite Silver Medal, Pinnacle Achievement Award, Indie Excellence Finalist, Reader Views 3rd, Global eBook Silver Medal. Manner-Man - 10 Awards: CLIPP Principal's Award, KART Kids Book List, Reader Views Winner, LA Festival Winner, Readers Favorite Silver Medal, National Indie Excellence Finalist, London Book Fair H.M., Rebecca"s Reads Choice Awards H.M., Pinnacle Achievement My Fingerpaint Masterpiece - 10 Awards: Gold Medal Readers Favorite plus Illustration Award, double Finalist Next Generation Indie Awards, National Indie Excellence Finalist, Global eBooks Bronze medal, Reader Views Reviewer's Choice H.M., CLC Seal of Approval and Pinnacle Achievement Winner. Mice & Spiders & Webs...Oh My! 3 awards: Pinnacle Achievement Award, Reader Views Reviewers Choice H.M, Readers Favorite H.M., The Golden Rule - 9 awards: Mom's Choice, CLC Seal of Approval, CLC Silver Medal, Pinnacle Achievement, Book Excellence Awards Gold Medal, eLit Book Awards Gold Medal, Reader Views 2nd Place, My Little Angel - 4 Awards - Feathered Quill Bronze, Royal Dragonfly HM, Readers Favorite Finalist, Pinnacle, A Penny for Your Thoughts - 6 awards: Feathered Quill Gold Medal, Reader Views Gold Medal, Reader Views Specialty Award for Poetry, Los Angeles Book Festival Gold Medal, eLit Book Awards Gold Medal, Pinnacle Achievement