Cheryl DaVeiga
Award-winning author and songwriter, Cheryl DaVeiga loves making people laugh through her Biff Bam Booza books and sing-along songs.
Her stories are packed with humor, rhyme, and pun-filled wordplay—fun for the whole family!
A former business executive from New Jersey, Cheryl’s true passion was always music. A late-night songwriting habit inspired by her then seven-year-old nephew turned into a full creative shift. She began writing and recording children’s songs as the cartoon character CADi Grace, and she was hooked! That playful beginning led to award-winning adult songs—including an ASCAP honor for a veterans’ anthem, the featured song for Alabama’s Bicentennial, the theme for the Where Angels Play Foundation, and a top summer pick by NJ
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Rebecca Kurien
Rebecca Kurien is an Indian-Australian writer, lawyer, musician and perhaps most importantly, a mother of two. She has lived between Oman and India in her childhood, before moving to New Zealand and then Australia.
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Her debut book, ‘How to Fix the Smile of a Crocodile’ was inspired by her son’s fascination with the ocean and its wondrous creatures. She wanted to create a book for her children that was based on science and fact, while still leaning on the charm and magic of storytelling.
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Kim Ann
Kim Ann is an award-winning children’s author based in Southern California. All her life, Kim dreamed of writing fun, imaginative, and colorful books that would help young readers learn to use their imaginations and develop a love of stories. This dream came true! Kim has published many best-selling children’s books, including the popular Ruby the Rainbow Witch and Goldy the Puppy series. Kim recently decided to share her love of daily affirmations by co-authoring a new Quick Affirmation book and card series. She is always working on her next story and looks forward to sharing many more books with her readers. When Kim isn’t working on her publishing career, she enjoys spending time with her husband, two children, and their dogs.
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Carli Valentine
Carli Valentine- Children's Book Author, Illustrator has always been passionate about writing and storytelling. From a young age, she learned of the magic that existed in books and has been entranced by it ever since. As a child, she consistently begged her parents for visits to the library so she could hand-pick from their vast collection of magical works. Her parents frequently caught her hiding under her bedcovers sneaking a book she couldn't put down, long into the night. It must have been the warm, soft glow of the reading light that gave her away!
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Her goal as mother and an author, is to spread the magic of books to children so they can join in her obsession of reading. She loves to create fun stories by gathering inspiration from her -
Edward Jazz
Edward Jazz is an Art Director, musician, surfer & dad (of two wacky ones) from Southern California. Parenting a strong-willed child has inspired Jazz to write engaging and funny stories that will help parents and children work together and get along better! Learn more at kidsbooksrule.com and kidssongsrule.com.
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R.J. Furness
R. J. Furness has been passionate about great stories since he was able to read. At an early age, he would frequently create new characters, worlds and creatures, then write crazy tales all about them. However, until now, he has always kept those ideas completely secret. After having a lifelong interest in animals, music and anything spawned from pure imagination, R.J.’s first love are now his wife and children. Over time, he has also developed an overwhelming desire for mugs of tea and good biscuits to dunk. He lives in Southport, England, with his family, a dog and several fish, chickens and quails.
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Megan Baxter
Megan Baxter is an award-winning author, proud mom, and passionate advocate for literacy. Drawing inspiration from the joyful chaos of family life, she crafts children's books that spark curiosity and laughter. Her debut picture book, This Little Piggy Had Waffles, and her second book, The Alien in My Mom's Belly, both celebrate humor, imagination, and the wonders of childhood. Megan’s creative journey is fueled by her commitment to community projects that encourage reading and foster a love of books. When she's not writing, you’ll find her exploring new destinations, visiting museums, and connecting with friends worldwide.
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Steven Banks
Steven Banks has numerous writing and acting credits. He has been a head writer for several Nickelodeon series including "The Adventures of Jimmy Neutron", "The Fairly Odd Parents", "CatDog", and "Sponge Bob Square Pants". His play, "Love Tapes," co-written with Penn Jillette (of Penn and Teller fame), was recently performed at the Sacred Fools Theater in Hollywood. And he created, wrote, produced, and starred as himself in "The Steven Banks Show," a comedy series which aired on PBS in the 90s.
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Lorena M. Proia
Lorena grew up with a pencil in her hand. As far back as she can remember, she was always drawing. Throughout grammar school and high school, she was the class artist, and she went to college to pursue a career as a graphic designer. Never in a million years would she have thought that getting a job and living on her own would mean she wouldn’t have time to draw, or that design wasn’t as creative as she had hoped.
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She followed her career and discovered a knack for making things “make sense,” eventually becoming an Information Architect and User Experience Designer in high tech. She thought her creativity was lost until she was rescued by an Australian Shepherd named Phebe.
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Aaron Zenz
Aaron Zenz is the author and illustrator of The Hiccupotamus. He is the illustrator of 9 additional children's books as well.
Aaron lives in West Michigan. In addition to writing and illustrating, he also frequently visits schools and libraries where he inspires kids to read and write through fun, interactive programs."
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Ron Keres
Ron is husband to Jen, and father to three silly boys and one sweet little girl. Ron is the award-winning author of "The Scariest Story You’ve Ever Heard," and "This Book Is Perfect!," part of the popular Finn the Frog Collection. All of his books are illustrated by the very talented and whimsical artist, Arthur Lin, from San Francisco.
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“Life with kids is an amazing adventure—one I would not trade for the world. One of my favorite times of the day is when my kids snuggle up on my lap to read a few books before bed. I absolutely love how picture books capture their imagination, make them laugh out loud, and bond us closer together. To be able to provide those moments for other families with my own books has become one of my greatest joys in l -
Joey Acker
Joey Acker is an award winning and #1 best selling author and illustrator. He created 'The Worst Book in the Whole Entire World' and is the co-author and illustrator of the Thoughtful Bots and Wonder Who Crew series. He loves writing read-aloud books for the classroom and educators in 'The Wonder Who Crew Series'. He also enjoys creating beyond silly and "non-educational" books for children and parents who just want to have a good laugh in the 'Entire World Books' series!
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Jory John
Jory John is a #1 New York Times bestselling author and two-time E.B. White Read-Aloud Honor recipient.
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Jory's work includes the #1 New York Times bestselling picture book, The Good Egg, and the #2 New York Times bestselling picture book, The Bad Seed, both illustrated by Pete Oswald. He is also the author of the popular picture books, Penguin Problems and Giraffe Problems, both illustrated by Lane Smith, the award-winning Goodnight Already! series, illustrated by Benji Davies, the New York Times bestselling Terrible Two series, the recent picture books Quit Calling Me a Monster! (with Bob Shea), Can Somebody Please Scratch My Back? (with Liz Climo), and the international bestseller, All my friends are dead, among many other books for both -
Joe Caruso
Joe Caruso is an award-winning author, with a passion for writing thought-provoking, inspirational children’s books.
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"My goal is to create books that will inspire children to aim high. To see themselves as God sees them, full of potential, wonder and character."
Joe was born in Niagara Falls, New York, and moved with his mother and brother to the Niagara Region in Ontario, Canada, at the age of four. He married Heather, the love of his life and together they raised three incredible children. Joe is proud to say that he also has three super incredible grandchildren that he loves to bits.
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Riley Morgan
Riley Morgan loves kids. Morgan is a parent, grandparent and former journalist. He got connected to his inner kid and decided to harness his unique talent for storytelling and special connection with young children to create a series of stories that are entertaining as they are educational.
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All of Riley Morgan’s stories are first read to children. Then, based on their reactions and feedback, the stories are polished to match the interest of the young audience.
By presenting characters with high social awareness, and eco-friendly, Morgan seeks to educate his readers and their kids to grow up to become better people.
Morgan works closely with his illustrators to shape the beloved characters and masterfully create endearing scenes. -
Barbara Pinke
Barbara Pinke is an award-winning children’s book author who believes every story deserves a sprinkle of adventure, a dash of heart, and maybe even a dancing fish or two.
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Born and raised in Hungary, Barbara hopscotched her way across Europe—collecting memories, inspiration, and probably a few too many notebooks—before settling in Germany with her family (and her ever-growing tea stash).
By day, she works in HR (helping grown-ups), and by night, she writes books (helping little hearts grow big). She doesn’t drink coffee (though she loves the smell), but give her a cup of warm plum tea and a handful of pistachios, and she’s ready to take on any story.
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Beth Bacon
Beth Bacon is the author of books for reluctant readers. Her titles include The Book No One Wants To Read, I Hate Reading, Blank Space and The Worst Book Ever. Beth’s awards include the Candlewick Award for Picture Book Writing, the Marion Dane Bauer Award for Middle Grade Writing, and PSAMA PULSE Award Finalist for marketing. She has an MFA in Writing For Children and Young Adults from Vermont College of Fine Arts. Visit her website at www.bethbaconauthor.com.
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Ingo Blum
Ingo Blum is a German author and comedian. His journey to becoming a children’s book author began during his day job. He has always enjoyed projects where he could create artwork for kids. Eventually, he became a writer and graphic designer in the evenings - and started writing children's stories to accompany these projects for fun. With some encouragement from his friends and family (and a lot of kids!), he decided to share his stories with the world.
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Ingo works with illustrators from all over the world with whom he constantly develops new concepts and stories.
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Stephanie Lisa Tara
Stephanie Lisa Tara founded a publishing company that empowers kids to care about the planet, themselves and each other. Her creed is activism, inspiring the next generation to make the world a better place. Adults love her books because they help explain 'stuff' in gentle, giggly ways. Kids love her books because they are super fun to read. Who is Stephanie? A San Francisco mom with a great big heart. As a child she had bright red hair, a little too bright in fact. Being different got Stephanie thinking...our differences are the celebration! Whether scaly, feathered, furry, or human-skinned; we all call Earth home. Lyrical prose that dances on our tongue, breathtaking watercolors that illume our imaginations...these are the hallmarks of St
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Diana Aleksandrova
I was born and raised in the historical capital of Bulgaria, a charming old town where houses sit perched on a hill above a river. After graduating from college, I moved across the ocean in pursuit of the American dream. Little did I know that my dream did not reside in a certain country or even a continent but was all along within me.
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It took me a while to start doing what gives me joy; creating stories that make kids and grown-ups, alike, open their minds to the impossible, marvel or laugh.
Books are our tickets to adventures. They let us discover and explore fascinating places, and join charming heroes, crooked villains, and magical creatures through unforgettable journeys.
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R.C. Chizhov
Children’s book author R.C. Chizhov grew up in India and moved to New York in 2005 to pursue her higher education at Columbia University. She spent fourteen years as an investment banker before living her childhood dream of being an author.
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She now lives in Florida, writing funny, empowering and heart-tugging stories that children can relate to. Her picture books, The Lion in Your Heart and Emu Town Stories have won several awards and accolades.
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Once Upon a Dance
Terrel is a dance educator and storyteller who believes in the transformative power of movement. Through her passion project, Once Upon a Dance, she’s published 42 interactive children’s books that weave whimsical stories with joyful movement.
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With her daughter—a former Pacific Northwest Ballet Professional Division student—as the featured ballerina, Terrel brings movement into storytime, encouraging creativity, confidence, and self-expression in young readers.
Each book invites kids to stretch, twirl, leap, and imagine alongside positive characters—from dancing cats to ballerina zombies. Whether reading with a caregiver or moving along in the classroom, children are gently guided to explore feelings, movement, and connection through play.
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Teresa Argenbright
I was lucky to have been raised by a mother who loved solving crossword puzzles and was known for inventing silly song lyrics when she couldn’t remember the actual ones. She passed that love of language on to me.
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Fast forward through my former lives as a writer of advertising content, fundraising campaigns and nonprofit grant requests. What I enjoyed most was composing whimsical poems for family and friends and finding new books to read to my kids at bedtime. For me, there’s nothing better than sharing a laugh with a child who has nestled into my ribcage and who wants to help turn the pages. My kids are now adults and I have the adventure of writing the books I would have chosen “back in the day.”
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Flavia Brunetti
Born just outside of Rome, Flavia grew up bouncing back and forth between Italy and California and has lived between a myriad other countries, so her writing often revolves around place and identity and is usually written on a plane where she inevitably apologizes to the person sitting next to her for bumping their elbow. She is the author of the novel All the Way to Italy. Her second novel, The Web of Time, a YA grounded fantasy adventure set in Rome, Tunis, and Tripoli, will be published by Blue House Literary in May 2025.
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Today, Flavia continues learning about the world while working for a humanitarian organization and getting lost in her Eternal City, writing flash fiction and non-fiction stories, and connecting with other readers, write -
Lori Orlinsky
Lori Orlinsky is a multi award-winning, best-selling children's book author who lives in Chicago. Lori is certified by the CDC in Bullying Prevention and Response Training and is an ambassador for the PACER's National Bullying Center. At 5"1, she wishes her book Being Small (Isn't So Bad After All) was around while she was growing up. Other books by Lori include The Tooth Fairy's Tummy Ache, Balloons for Tiger and The Adventures of Lefty & Righty: The Windy City.
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Janice Garden Macdonald
I'm a Canadian mother and grandmother with a passion for writing. I've been lucky enough to receive a number of awards in different genres including the Zoetrope short fiction award and the Moondance Film Festival award for an animated screenplay.
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I'm a recipient of a Canada Council Grant for my efforts in the short story genre.
Years ago, I was the happy owner of a modest bookstore, where I spent endless hours reading on the slow days, (of which there were far too many) and writing my own stories on the other slow days!
I love to entertain children and I believe there is nothing so fine as a book that can make you smile.
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Misty Black
Misty Black is an internationally bestselling and award-winning author of dozens of picture books in several languages. When she's not busy crafting magical stories that inspire and delight children worldwide, you'll find her exploring her faith, spending time with her family, or engaging in a friendly competition over her favorite board games. She's only a bit competitive, or so she says (wink).
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Her passion for cooking runs deep, as she learned the importance of a home-cooked meal from her mother at a young age. And while she can brew up a mean pot of soup, she'd be the first to admit that her singing voice leaves much to be desired.
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Justin Black
Justin Black started Rising Over Societal Expectations (ROSE) Empowerment Group with a vision to close the information gap for today’s generation of Black and Brown youth after his experiences as a Black male in the foster care system.
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Born in Detroit, Michigan, Justin studied urban and community development as well as political and economic philosophy in countries such as Rwanda, Uganda, Senegal, and South Korea. In his spare time, Justin loves watching sports and enjoys hot wings. He aspires to challenge and expand the ideologies of how to build prosperous communities through interdependence and entrepreneurship.
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George Mallory
George Mallory's literary journey is a testament to the transformative power of storytelling. Born in Serbia to Russian parents and raised in Australia, his multicultural background offers a unique perspective that enriches the tapestry of his narratives. From his early years at Lithgow High to pursuing an engineering degree at UNSW in Sydney, George's academic journey laid the foundation for his literary pursuits. His love for literature, kindled in childhood, eventually led him to pursue a Bachelor of Arts at Sydney University. In The Unexpected Heiress, he brings to life a character inspired by the untold stories of concentration camp survivors who amassed wealth. Through dual-perspective narratives, George weaves themes of corporate gla
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Marie Chow
Marie is a lifelong student with degrees in degrees in chemical engineering, teaching, an MFA in writing, and a doctorate in educational leadership. Her writing focuses on bilingual and English-only children's books that feature mixed families, as well as literary and contemporary fiction focused on Asian and Asian American characters.
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Bobbie Hinman
Bobbie Hinman holds a B.S. degree in Elementary Education and is a former elementary teacher. She has applied her knowledge of children’s literature to the creation of a series of fanciful fairy books that have received 26 children's book awards.
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Bobbie’s premise is simple - Who better to blame it on than a fairy?
•The Fart Fairy is responsible for embarrassing sounds and odors.
•The Knot Fairy tangles our hair while we sleep.
•The Sock Fairy is responsible for lost and mismatched socks.
•The Belly Button Fairy makes sure every child has one belly button and it's "always in the middle".
• The Freckle Fairy visits sleeping children and gives them kisses that magically turn into freckles
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C.S. McDonald
After writing many suspense novels, CS McDonald has written a children's book to entertain her grandchildren based on a real pony that lives on her farm among the Thoroughbreds, George.
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Kim Wilch
Kim Wilch of One More Exclamation is an award-winning author, published in three anthologies, and an indie author of Peter the Turtle Can't Poop, WTF Duck - Why The Frown?, a companion journal, and Once Upon a Plate: culinary adventure through children's books.
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She lives in Nebraska with her husband of thirty-nine years, two precious pooches, two litter box-trained bunnies who run the house, and a duck that quacks her up. Kim is a mom of two and grandma to four amazing grandchildren. Besides writing, she devotes time to volunteer work, camping, travel, and loves to get creative with arts, crafts, and photography.
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Sarah Sommer
Sarah Sommer is an award-winning children's picture book author. Having previously performed in the arts, she enjoys now creating art, blending her words with delightful illustrations. She is an advocate for animals, as seen in her work fostering German shepherds, and as a result, animals are always a central part of her stories. Sarah aims to include encouraging themes, such as helping others, in her narratives because we all need a little help sometimes.
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Kim Hess
Kim Hess is a quirky, inquisitive, and compassionate child of God. She rocks being a homeschool mom and teacher, but freely admits to learning more from her students than teaching them. Kim has raced enduro karts, soared on a flying trapeze, and passed the motorcycle license class, but now prefers to take adrenaline-free walks with her husband. Her favorite pastime is being a prayer minister who relentlessly asks, “Do you want prayer?” Connect with her at KimHessBooks.com
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Viviana Garófoli
Viviana Garofoli was born in Buenos Aires, Argentina, where she currently lives with her husband, Sergio and two daughters, April and Emma. Over the last 15 years, she has illustrated over 20 children's book and contributed many editorial and textbook illustrations in Argentina and Puerto Rico. In her spare time, Viviana enjoys working in her garden, tending to her orchids.
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Ruth Maille
Ruth Maille has owned and operated a daycare/preschool for 30+ years and a certified parent-relationship coach. Using the tools she acquired in both professions, she has had the privilege of helping many families.
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Ruth is the author of the multiple award-winning books, The Power of Positivity, The ABCs of a Pandemic ( also available in Spanish ), The Power of Kindness Through the Eyes of Children, The Power Gratitude Unlocking Hidden Treasures, and most recently The Power fo Empathy Be the Friend You've Always Wanted. Her passion for writing comes from years of reading children's books in her personal and professional life. She is grateful for the opportunity to help children learn to use their imaginations to embark on make-believe adventu -
Kayleigh Smith
Kayleigh grew up in a small town in Hertfordshire with her Mum,
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Dad and two Sisters. She grew up not realising she was a part of a
Neurodiverse family. Kayleigh is a Mother to 3 young children.
In her 30's Kayleigh was diagnosed with ADHD, which inspired her to
write children's books to help spread awareness of Neurodiversity
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Aditi Wardhan Singh
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Aditi Wardhan Singh is multi award winning, best selling author of eight children's books, non fiction and fiction books. She went from being a blogger to freelance writer to founding RaisingWorldChildren.com to publishing eight books and helping publish nine books through best selling launches.
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* Finalist at Author Academy Awards for Strong Roots Have No Fear
* Story Monsters Winner for How Our Skin Sparkles
* Readers Favorite Five Star Recipient for all Books
* Red Ribbon winner for Raising the Global Mindset
* Teachers Pick on Amazon for How Our Skin Sparkles
* Amazon Bestseller for Sparkles of Joy
Today, she coaches writers to publish and market their own books and teach creative writing to the next generation.
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Liz Cooper
Liz Cooper grew up in Garden City, New York. She earned a BS Nursing from Catholic University , Washington DC . She switched careers, earned a masters degree in reading education, and spent 19 years in St Mary's County Public Schools (MD) as an elementary teacher and school system reading supervisor. Her entry François and the Tide came in top ten out of 5,000 entries in a contest co-sponsored by Scholastic and Woman's Day Magazine. More recently, three of her books from her Potts-Abilities series were chosen to be printed in braille and sent free of charge to 4,000 blind children in the United States. by a nonprofit organization—The American Action Fund for Blind Children and Adults. Recently, late 2022, Lightswitch Learning (an educationa
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