For 10 years she also volunteered in elementary schools as classroom author-in-residence, where she developed a student authors kit and taught them the process of book publishing.
She earned her degree cum laude from the University of Illinois. Her passions for travel and photography led to exhibitions of her work in two California galleries.
Hiring her son Jason Posselt, she paid him for each ot his alphabet letters, drawings and word definitions—and book royalties. Encouraged in artmaking when he first picked up crayons at the age of two, he created his part of the book between ages six and twelve. He holds degrees in mechanical engineering from the University of Southern California and the University of California at Berkeley. His expertise is in the field of high-power LEDs.
They are both fans of author Ray Bradbury—here’s his quote in full: “You have written what I would call an edible feast, because words are, indeed, edible. The great thing about them is you not only can eat them, chew on them, but spit them out and try them again and the second time they’re even more delicious. Yours is a delicious book and I deeply appreciate having it.”
authors then ... and again
left photo by Julie Franken
right photo by Miyoji Productions
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