Catherine "Lilbit" Devine
Have you ever wondered what magic painted the colors into the desert blossoms or why you hear laughter on the breeze at first light? Come join in the magical dance of the Cactus Faeries as they lead you from the desert floor to the Superstition Mountains.
Catherine "Lilbit" Devine grew up & still resides in the Desert southwest. A Tucson native, she grew up immersed in a rich meld of Scot/Irish, Hispanic & Native American culture & customs. Lucky enough to be raised around horses & cattle, she began writing poetry in the fifth grade. She writes about the land, its people & the only way of life she has ever known. Rodeo & ranching are in her blood, as is the Code of the West. She is just as at home horse back, on a dance floor or in the back chutes. She divides her time between her children, her close knit family, her menagerie of animals, her day job as a member of the Tucson Public Safety Academy & her writings. Cactus Faeries, her first children’s book, blends her Celtic roots with her love for the desert she treasures.
"Long Ago, Long Ago from lands far away,
The Cactus Faeries came to stay"
"They traveled here on shooting stars
To live where the cactus and coyotes are"
"Just close your eyes and listen on a starry desert night
You will believe in Faeries and their magic bright"
