Another Photoshoot with new Forest Friends

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Pair of coyotes, plump with plush coats

one takes off

while the other lingers, posing for the camera

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I'm a reading specialist and award winning educator from Chicago. While living in the Rocky Mountains of Colorado for nine years, I spent time hiking on the trails with my Goldendoodle Charlie and friends, writing, working in a literacy program at the Boulder Public Library, and mentoring writers and teachers. I love visiting schools. My books combine STEM and Kindness. "Aliana Reaches for the Moon" a picture book that draws inspiration from the moon and the curiosity of children, inviting children to be creative, explore, and experiment. "An Accidental Hero: A Mostly True Wombat Story" a picture book told in the form of a newscast which skillfully balances the serious subject of forest fires with compassion and humor to help children navigate this important topic through the real events of 2020. I moved to Northern New Jersey in 2025 and am working on new projects.

19 thoughts on “Another Photoshoot with new Forest Friends”

          1. I’m really hoping that once they are done building (they do have to stop at some point, right?) that we may see some of our wildlife come back. I grew up on a street in the suburbs that had some pretty big utility easements around us which prevented building. It was an odd set up because we still had tons of trees and a couple of creeks, which meant a lot of wildlife. It felt like we were almost in the middle of nowhere, but we were still amazingly close to everything. I miss that balance.

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              1. It’s probably one of the biggest reasons we stay where we are. We’ve looked into moving, but couldn’t agree to give up where we are to make the drive anywhere an event. As it is now, my Hubby already drives almost an hour just to get to work. Any of our options would have added close to half an hour to that drive. There are huge positives and huge negatives to both living close and living out in nature.

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                2. We often joke about how if we hadn’t moved here, he would have something like a 10 minute drive to work. The problem is that where we used to live is so claustrophobic and over populated. Having grown up where I did, it was suffocating. He agrees that it is worth the drive to not have to live in that environment.

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