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ABOUT ME

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I grew up in Massachusets at the end of a dirt road near the top of a steep hill. Every Saturday morning, the bookmobile stopped at the botton of that steep hill. Every week, I lugged as many books as possible up and down it, in every conceivable type of weather.

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Before I learned to read, I did what most kids do. I made up stories to go with the illustrations in my picture books. Oddly, neither our family Dalmation, nor my sisters and two brothers found them fascinating at all.  

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Once I could read chapter books, my grandparents on my dad's side began gifting me with a brand new book each Friday. Lucky me!  Between my grandparents and the bookmobile, I was well supplied with great books.  And I read every one of them. Multiple times. Had I kept count, I think the number would be pretty impressive.

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My Sleepyheads    ...

Awake and all grown up!

My grandparents on my mum's side, not to be outdone by the other grandparents, enrolled me in ballet classes. There I learned a lovely and different way to tell a story - through movement and dance.  When I grew up, I had a career for many years as a Dance Teacher, Choreographer and Artistic Director. 

 

So, you could say I used to tell stories on a stage and now I tell stories on a page. 

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me as a violet
cute sister,
bored brothers

I have lived in Massachusetts and New Hampshire near the Atlantic Ocean, in California near the Pacific Ocean and in Texas near the Gulf of Mexico, where I currently live in the Houston area. I am married to a man who could pass for Santa Claus and we have three

beautiful daughters who have given us seven incredible grandchildren. 

© Aimee Westbrook Photography

My Sleepyheads' Sleepyheads

When I'm not busy writing, traveling around sharing that writing, or spending time with my family, this is what you might find me doing:  Reading, biking, walking, knitting, dancing or eating popcorn. I really like popcorn. A lot. Should you ever need to bribe me, a bowl of popcorn is all you need. No butter, please and just a dash of sea salt.

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