As a child, her favorite books
were the Little House on the Prairie series. Now, Ann can
read a good book in one day! She collects old and antique books, and even owns an
etiquette book printed in 1886, invaluable for when you want to know how to
sneeze properly in public. (Well, if you opened a book printed in
1886 you'd probably sneeze too!)
Born and raised in
Cleveland, Ann was encouraged by her creative writing teacher, Ms.
Lutkus, in high school. One of the class assignments was to
write in a journal three times a week, and she has continued doing that to
this day.
Throughout the journal
writing, little poems, and short stories, Ann has always dreamed
of writing a book. Like every author who set out to be published
by a certain date, she had no idea how to achieve her goal, but she
learned. Eleven years ago, she was raising a newborn son and
sometimes too busy to sleep, but she always found time to write, as
genuine authors always do!
The "Farm Grandma"
in this new book series is based on Ann's very own
grandmother. (She really did call her Farm Grandma!) She was
fun, laughed a lot, had interesting stories to tell, and lessons to share.
What began as a short storybook for a birthday present to her Farm
Grandma a little over two years ago, evolved into
this heartwarming book series of a little girl and her
grandmother. The rest, as they say, is
history.
As receiving the book as a
gift, her Farm Grandma told Ann: "I hope all of your dreams come
true." With the release of her first
book, “Farm Grandma and the Dancing Pitchfork,”
Ann says they have.
Special thanks to
Michael LaRocca, author of WHO MOVED MY RICE? (http://www.chinarice.org)
for his contribution to this page. Mr. LaRocca interviewed and wrote
the above bio for Ann.
old and antique books, and even owns an
etiquette book printed in 1886, invaluable for when you want to know how to
sneeze properly in public. (Well, if you opened a book printed in
1886 you'd probably sneeze too!)
