I have my sister Carol to thank for getting me started as a reader at 4 years old. And now, many decades and thousands of books later, I am realizing my dream of opening a children’s bookstore. I can’t imagine anything better than sharing the magical world of children’s books with, well, children - and the grown-ups who love them. 

My parents were both music teachers, my maternal grandmother taught in a one-room schoolhouse in her tiny village, and I inherited their passion for learning. After bouncing around in a few different careers, with education quietly yet consistently nudging me, I landed with great good luck in a position next to an inspiring Reading Specialist at an elementary school. Everything clicked. I went back to school and got my Masters in Reading, then started my own journey as a Reading Specialist. I feel drawn to connect children and books. And at this point in my life, doing that through a children’s bookstore puts all the pieces in place.