The author is a novelist whose works often draw inspiration from her experiences living in Texas, a setting featured prominently in several of her books. A mother of two grown sons, she now resides on Sanibel Island, Florida, with her husband and their two cats, surrounded by the natural beauty that frequently influences her writing.
Her stories reflect a deep connection to place, particularly the landscapes and culture of Texas, where she lived for nine years. The themes of family, resilience, and the interplay between humans and nature recur throughout her work. While details of her published titles are not specified, her writing captures the essence of the regions she has called home, blending personal insight with vivid storytelling.
Little Monster Books (with Bonnie Leick)
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Title
Year
Goodreads
Amazon
1
Goodnight, Little Monster
2012
2
Go to School, Little Monster
2015
3
It's Halloween, Little Monster
2020
Children's Books
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Title
Year
Goodreads
Amazon
1
Aunt Hilarity's Bustle
1992
2
Not Yet, Yvette (With: Irene Trivas)
1992
3
The Year of No More Corn (With: Robert Andrew Parker)
1993
4
One Baby Boy (With: Maggie Flynn-Stanton)
1994
5
The Christmas Blizzard (With: James Warhola)
1995
6
Luck with Potatoes
1995
7
Grandma's Cat (With: Marsha Lynn Winborn)
1996
8
Bubba, the Cowboy Prince (With: James Warhola)
1997
9
Heat Wave! (With: Scott Goto)
1998
10
I Remember Papa (With: Greg Shed)
1998
11
Shoeshine Whittaker (With: Scott Goto)
1999
12
Armadillo Tattletale (With: Keith Graves)
2000
13
Mama's Way (With: Mary Whyte)
2001
14
The Great Cake Bake (With: Matt Collins)
2005
15
Waynetta and the Cornstalk (With: Diane Greenseid)
2007
16
Swamp Song (With: Ponder Goembel)
2009
17
The Three Little Gators (With: Will Terry)
2009
18
If Beaver Had A Fever (With: Kevin O'Malley)
2011
19
Senorita Gordita (With: Will Terry)
2012
20
At the Old Haunted House (With: Nate Wragg)
2014
21
There Once Was a Cowpoke Who Swallowed an Ant (With: Will Terry)
2014
22
The Ghosts Go Haunting
2014
Albert Whitman Prairie Books
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Title
Year
Goodreads
Amazon
1
My Body Is Private (By: Linda Walvoord Girard)
1984
2
The Borrowed Hanukkah Latkes (By: Nancy Cote, Linda Glaser)
1997
3
Somewhere Today (By: Shelley Moore Thomas)
1998
4
Mama and Daddy Bear's Divorce (By: Cornelia Maude Spelman, Kathy Parkinson)
1998
5
Armadilly Chili (With: Will Terry)
2004
6
The Bully Blockers Club (By: Jackie Urbanovic, Teresa Bateman)
2004
7
Grandma Lena's Big Ol' Turnip (By: Denia Lewis Hester)