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Poems from the story blog for children, "The Doll's Storybook." Children (and adults) can respond to a "Reader's Challenge" to discover their own inner poet. The photos charm not only children, but doll collectors as well.

A book of poems from the story blog for children, "The Doll's Storybook." Poems included are: Valentine's Day Keeping Pets Back to School Victor the Vulture The Week Before Christmas Insomnia Veronika's Vocabulary Verses The story blog may be found at thedollsstorybook.blogspot.com based on the lives of the dolls who live with The Writer. Together with the reader, the diverse family of dolls explores relationships, challenges, nature and play, almost like real children. Children (and adults) can respond to a "Reader's Challenge" to discover their own inner poet. The photos charm not only children, but doll collectors as well.

The author grew up in New England and moved to California as a teenager. With husband and children she has lived in many states in the US as well as elsewhere in the world. She has worked in various fields as the family relocated due to her husband's job. Her occupations included teaching, social work, and magazine writing and editing. The interest in pediatric cancer stems from volunteer work with Therapy Animals of Utah, where she and one of her dogs visited camp Hobé, a summer camp for children impacted by cancer. This led to the decision to donate the royalties from the book to pediatric cancer research and treatment. She is currently retired and living in Bend, Oregon, with her husband and two dogs. The Doll's Storybook originated as a weekly story blog for the author's grandchildren in June 2018. The blog may be found at http://thedollsstorybook.blogspot.com.