Could you start by telling us a little bit about yourself and how you became a children's book author?

Well, there's a lot of steps along the way before you get to my age and what I'm doing, but I always say that it started when I was very young, so probably around your age, Bea, maybe even a little bit before.

When I was little, I loved books so much.

I loved reading them even before I could read.

I loved having them read to me.

One of my favorite feelings was when I would go into the library, and I would look at all the amazing towers of books around me, and I would sit down, and I would pick out my favorites and read them right there on the floor, and that inspired me so much.

From there, I loved playing make-believe with my brothers and with my friends and sometimes just with myself.

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