Author Wendy Reed makes her home in South Carolina with her husband, Greg, their dog, Bruce, and a sweet cockatiel named Kylie. She is an educator, consultant, photographer, and speaker who leads professional learning experiences with teachers, literacy coaches, and leadership teams in schools across the country. She has written a variety of works for children and grown-ups, including: Gators, Waders, and Wings (2022); The Adventures of a Big Blue Boat (2022); Love Comes on Little Cat Feet (2022); The Ruff Labs (2022); Labrador Retrievers: A Special Dog Breed (2022); Creative Child (2022); So Long! When Your Parent Deploys (2022); My Writer’s Notebook (2022); Oh, Happy Day: A Joy-Book of Affirmations (2022); The Empty Nest (2022); Blessed Assurance: His Promises Are Mine! (2022); Just One More Check (2022); Hello, Autumn (2022); Hello, Winter (2022); various blogs and research manuscripts, and she was a co-writer of the text Responsive Literacy: A Comprehensive Framework (Scholastic; 2018). When writing, Wendy often draws upon her experiences with her family, including her beloved sons, her love for photographing wildlife, and her passion for children’s books. Check out her author page at: http://reflectivepress.com.