The Short Story
One of three children and daughter of two educators, Susan has had many opportunities in her lifetime but one of the most challenging has been her adventure into children’s book authorship. “It’s not as easy as some would think,” Susan explained. “You have to know age appropriate vocabulary, relevant topics, how to stimulate learning and inspire critical thinking, and then wrap that all up into something entertaining as well. Not a task for the weak of spirit."
Susan’s love of animals is key to most of her endeavors. She worked for almost a decade at a conservation zoo and never tires of observing and learning about the place animals have in our eco-systems, our world, and in our hearts. She’s an avid horse-woman, dog lover, and has a particular affinity towards prairie dogs and giraffes. Susan decided her books should revolve around conservation, information, education, as well as humor and laughter. Both children and adults enjoy her pithy poems, lyrical rhymes, and witty written word.
An avid gardener, stained glass artist, and Jack Russell Terrier fanatic, Susan spends most early mornings in the garden and when she’s not writing, she's either caring for and playing with her well trained and highly energetic dogs, creating mosaics and stained glass, reading, and teaching. She occasionally cleans the kitchen!
Susan lives in Arizona with her two Jack Russells, Dash and Zoom, and is well known for eating chocolate cake for breakfast.