Doves On My Porch

About the Book

This charming story takes readers on a special journey with Nana and Nono Runabout, Snizzy the snail, and Giovanni Galileo Giuseppe Gustavo, the glow worm!

When Pearl and Peabody Pearson, two Mourning Doves, decide to build a nest on Nana’s wicker chair on the back porch, the Runabouts open their home and their hearts to them. They watch while the doves tenderly care for the fragile eggs until the big day arrives, and the babies hatch.

Learn all about doves and discover how the Pearsons feed their hatchlings and nurture them until they are ready to leave the nest. Delight in seeing Peanut, the tiniest member of the Pearson family, reluctantly learn to fly!

Cameo appearances by The Three Blind Mice, Sammy Squirrel, and Benoit Frenchfly.

About the Author

I can’t remember a time when I didn’t have a book in my hand…or at the very least within reaching distance. My shelves are stocked with old and new friends, waiting to be read again. Some day when retirement is mine, I will do just that. For now, because my love for reading the written word is only slightly eclipsed by a desire to write, I knew I had to put fingers to keyboard and do the thing I love most. Teaching college level computer basics and software programs, and owning my own software development company opened up a world of diverse experiences for me. This led to designing illustrations for work projects and more recently, creating characters for my children’s stories. I have a wonderfully supportive husband, a daughter and son, both of whom I am deeply proud, a daughter-in-law who is beautiful inside and out, two grandsons that I adore, and a huge extended family. It is for them and the inspiration they give me that my first published children’s story has found its way onto the page and into bookstores. I plan to continue writing a long as I am able.