About this item
A little girl and her parents have lost their home and must live in a homeless shelter. Even worse, due to a common shelter policy, her dad must live in a men's shelter, separated from her and her mom. Despite these circumstances, the family still finds time to be together. They meet at the park to play hide-and-seek, slide on slides, and pet puppies. While the young girl wishes for better days when her family is together again under a roof of their very own, she continues to remind herself that they're still a family even in times of separation.
About the Author
Brenda Reeves Sturgis is the author of 10 Turkeys in the Road, Amazon/and Scholastic, 2011. She has two forthcoming books, No Fun in the Sun for Santa, First Ideas Corp, 2013, and The Lake Where Loon Lives, forthcoming, 2014 with Islandport Press. Brenda is the mother of 4 children, and the grandmother of 5 grandchildren. She lives on a lovely little lake in Maine. Her hobbies include writing for children, reading to children, and taking care of children. Brenda is a nanny for Portland Nannies when she is not busy writing. She is married to her husband Gary, and they enjoy listening to the Loons shrill and watching moose meander, going for long walks, and attending movies, and the theater. Her favorite day always includes reading and drinking lots of hot tea.
In 2007 Brenda won first place in a writing contest for her manuscript titled Touchdown! She presented on the 2012 Reading Round Up Panel, she is an active member of SCBWI and is a presenter at NE SCBWI 2013 in May. She is represented by Karen Grencik, of Red Fox Literary.
You can reach her for library or author visits at her website, www.brendareevessturgis.com.
