Born and raised in Chicago and having met my husband after teaching several years, I learned that life does not wait for you. You have to find your path, dare to follow it, and believe in your passion. As an elementary school educator for 16 years with a Master's Degree Education, and sharing my life with all the childen who entered my room, I was ready to retire from teaching when I had my first of three children.As a child, my family moved around quite a bit and as an adult I continued to move. Learning how to start all over again and again and teaching my children the same philosophy I guess is what has influenced me the most. Linking my past with my present forced me to take a chance and try to fulfill the dream I had always had from my teaching days. Spending my time in the classroom with my kids writing and wanting to write children's books had never diminished.Here I am with 4 award-winning children's picture books: Circus Fever, I'm 5, Dear Master Dragon, and On Your Mark, Get, Set, Go! Encouraging engaging, and empowering the young reader for the sheer joy of reading, has grown into my mission of promoting literacy for children everywhere.

CIRCUS FEVER:2009 FINALIST National Indie Award for Excellence Children's Picture Book
CIRCUS FEVER:2009 FINALIST USA Book News-Best Book Award
CIRCUS FEVER:Creative Child Magazine Award for Excellence 2009 in children's hardcover picture books
2008 Hollywood Festival of Books:
Honorable Mention: Circus Fever
IRWIN AWARD-Book Publicists of Southern California -Most Motivational Campaign 2008
Celebrating awards for On Your Mark, Get Set, Go!
National Indie Award for Excellence, International Book Awards FINALIST, and Creative Child Magazine Awarded its Seal of Excellence!
I'm 5 received honors by Creative Child Magazine Preferred Choice, USA Best Books Finalist, 5 STAR Reader's Favorite, and Kids Kart Award.
Dear Master Dragon honored as Books of the Year by Creative Child Magazine, and 5 Star Reader's Favorite