About the Author

It all started with a course in Children's Lit...

Marie Cheine is a mother, grandmother and aunt. She has a Master’s Degree in Literature and Writing from Western New Mexico University. She lives in Tampa, Florida with three cats and one dog. She has worked as an administrator in the Tampa Bay Adult Congenital Heart Clinic for over twenty years, is a lyricist and freelance writer for Harmonic Factory. You can read her personal blog on various topics at MarushkasPlace.com or follow her at MarieCheine.com. This is her first children’s book.