I’ve been crazy about books my whole life. As a child when I wasn’t riding my pony, I would spend my free time with my head in a book. Sometimes I managed to do both, and would often sit bareback on my pony, reading a chapter book while he munched on grass. I have fond memories of spending many hours with Dick, Bessie and Fanny in the Enchanted Woods and accredit my love of reading to my favourite childhood author, Enid Blyton.

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Toni Morrison’s quote, ‘If there’s a book that you want to read, but it hasn’t been written yet, then you must write it’ rings true for me. I wrote my first picture book story to help my daughter cope with a family tragedy. It didn’t take long before I developed the writer’s bug. I’ve since written a number of picture book stories with a variety of themes, but my favourites are those that pull on the heartstrings.

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I’m a primary school teacher and teach part time in a Year One classroom. I also do some relief teaching in local schools. 

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In my free time I love hanging out with my daughter and our three dogs, Naava, Lacey and Willow. Naava and I are learning to do agility together and I hope to compete sometime soon.  I also like to read, bake, explore new places and spend time with friends and family.