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 Public Relations Director for Burleson ISD. We have three grown children, Christie, a teacher, Jason, an engineer, and Courtney, a marketing executive. A black fluffy cat named Tweeter runs our house. Oh, and I have a precious granddaughter Sophia Elizabeth Crummel, born 4-13-04 to my son Jason, and his wife Veronica. Sophie calls me "GRAMMY." AND we have a new grandson Matthew Jason Crummel, born 8-17-07!
Jason's Graduation May 2007 . . . top row: Dad, Mom, Veronica, Jason, Richard, Janet . . . front row: Courtney, Lindsey (Janet's daughter) me holding Sophie (who was tired of pictures)
My sister, illustrator Janet Stevens, and I began writing together in 1997 and have published several picture books together.
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.
