Writing books for children is a new career for me. I was a math teacher for 31 years! I taught in the Fort Worth Public Schools for 11 years and at Fort Worth Country Day School for 20 years.
When I was growing up, my family lived all over the United States because my dad was a Navy pilot. I came back home to Texas to go to college and earned a Bachelor's Degree (major in Mathematics; minor in Physics) and Master's Degree (Education) from Texas Christian University. I still live in Fort Worth.
My husband, Richard, is a former high school band director and principal, and is now is the Superintendent of Burleson ISD.
We have three grown children, Christie, a teacher, Jason, an engineer (married to Veronica), and Courtney, a marketing executive (married to Gif Summers). I have 3 grandchildren: Sophia Elizabeth Crummel, Matthew Jason Crummel. (Sophie and Matthew call me "GRAMMY") and my newest-- baby McKinley Faye Summers
.My sister, illustrator Janet Stevens, and I have been working together since 1997
Courtney's Wedding to Gif Summers July 2010 . . . L to R: Jason, Christie, Courtney, Gif, Me, Richard, Mom, and Dad
Meet my cat Tweeter (above), the supreme ruler of the universe
Our parents, Jack and Frances Stevens, live on a ranch in the Hill Country of Texas near a tiny town called Hunt. Our older brother, Jack, and his family live nearby. He is the "Jack-of-all-trades" in And the Dish Ran Away with the Spoon.
