The Girl With The Red Rubber Boots
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About the Book
Meet “stubborn as a mule” Skye: a precocious, hilarious, delightful yet exasperating four-year-old drama queen who lives in south Louisiana. When Skye was given a shiny new pair of red rubber boots, she fell in love with them. Skye insisted on wearing the boots day and night, for practically a whole year. Although Skye’s mother wearily attempted to persuade her to wear shoes other than the boots, Skye absolutely refused. Skye knew she was driving her sweet mother to her wits’ end, yet her boots made her feel so securely grounded that she stubbornly continued to wear them. Then one day something really scary happens, and everything changes in an instant!
About the Author
I have a Master's degree in Education. I taught Early Childhood Special Education to preschoolers aged 3-5 years, for 25 years. I am a graduate of The Institute of Children's Literature. I've been published in the local Baton Rouge newspaper.I have taken post graduate literature classes including: The Author's Way Life Writing Poetry Writing I have lived my entire life in Baton Rouge, La. I was raised in a close- knit family consisting of myself and 4 siblings, all raised in a one-parent home by my mother (my father died when I was only 5.) The family situation was challenging and chaotic, but also fun and joyful. My greatest dream was to grow up and raise a family of my own, so I was devastated to find out I had cancer at age 24, followed by surgery that left me unable to have children. However, by the grace of God, through adoption, I was able to have my own unique family. After years of anxiously waiting, I ended up adopting not one, but two, day-old infant girls, within 3 months of each other. Today, my husband Mark and I are the proud parents of 2 wonderful "sweet-sixteen" year-olds! Their given names are Elizabeth and Sarah Ashley; their nicknames are 'Velvet' and 'Skye.'