Winifred Witch & Her Very Own Cat [Paperback]

Amy Houts (Author), Cheryl Mendenhall (Illustrator)

Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 4 and up
  
• Paperback: 24 pages
• Publisher: Dalmatian Press (April 2001)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1577593634
• ISBN-13: 978-1577593638
• Product Dimensions: 7.8 x 7.6 x 0.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 0.8 ounces
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #6,837,745 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

I live in the rural northwest Missouri town of Maryville. I was born in New York, and have lived in several states including Maryland, Kansas, Tennessee, and Mississippi. After staying home with my children for ten years, I went back to college and earned a degree in Library Science from Northwest Missouri State University, Maryville. I have worked as a children's librarian, preschool teacher, features writer for the local newspaper. Currently I am a freelance writer, as well as an instructor for approximately 75 students in a correspondence course on writing for children through the Institute of Children's Literature. I am the author of 32 children's books and three cookbooks. I work well on assignment, with two assigned books upcoming.

I'm an avid reader. My mother has always called me a "dreamer" because of my active imagination. I began writing in high school, but didn't think about writing as a career until years later. When my first-born daughter was a baby, I began to write while my daughter napped.

My interest in cooking began at an early age. I was encouraged to cook as a teenager and often made the family meals. After high school, my love of cooking and baking led me to attend the prestigious Culinary Institute of America in Hyde Park, New York. I worked in a restaurant for a year and especially enjoy baking for my family and friends, as well as writing about food. My third cookbook is out: COOKING AROUND THE COUNTRY WITH KIDS: USA REGIONAL RECIPES AND FUN ACTIVITIES.

My husband, Steve, a seventh grade science teacher, and I have two grown daughters. I spend my days mostly at home, writing and teaching.