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As you read through our website and our catalogs, you'll know that we're revealing our hearts and souls when we write about what we love. And occasionally we reveal even more of our lives - when we refer to our children. We know it can be confusing to read about an Evan here and a Heidi there and have no framework into which to place these names, especially when the kids seem to have grown up within the pages of one catalog! Some of our best-selling books stay in the catalog for years and our children keep on growing. To unravel this confusion, we're offering a little background on who's who just to make things clearer.
On a hope and a dream, Ann founded Chinaberry in 1982. Knowing the power that books can hold in children's lives, she passionately searched for books to share first with her own children and then with her extended Chinaberry family. Both of Ann's children, Elizabeth and Evan, show up throughout the catalog - sometimes as little kids and sometimes older, as they are now.
Patti began her life with Chinaberry when Becca, her oldest daughter was 3, Laura was a newborn, and Heidi and Aidan were just twinkles in the sky waiting to be born. Throughout the years, Patti's writing has reflected the lessons and blessings these compassionately loving (book-crazy) teachers have brought to her life.
Janet has been enthusiastically involved with Chinaberry since her oldest daughter, Ann, was 7 and her youngest, Kathryn, was on the way. Now grandson Tristin adds to the mix, giving his seal of approval on Level 1 books and Other Delights. As a licensed esthetician, Janet is always on the look-out for the best of the best in holistic body and skin care.
Lucinda and her daughter, Eliza, have been a cozy family of two since Eliza was 18 months old. Lucinda comes from a long line of "bibliomaniacs," growing up with wall-to-wall books, and loving the wonder of words. She now shares that joy not only with Eliza but with all our Chinaberry families.
Kevin, who began his Chinaberry mission in Customer Service and the Book Fair department, developed a deep appreciation of fine children's literature in his previous job as a pre-school teacher. For six glorious years he had the privilege of finger painting, ducking goose, umpiring kickball disputes, aiding in the struggle with tricky math homework and, best of all, sharing his favorite books at story time. He's very proud to be writing for Chinaberry, where he can share his love of books...
Sheila began her association with Chinaberry more than ten years ago when her oldest was just a young babe! Back then she relied on Chinaberry for quality books for Daniel and Ben; now she truly enjoys contributing to the catalog. Saturday mornings often find them snuggling together to continue the rewarding journey of reading.
Julie has worked at Chinaberry since before her oldest son was born. "Book" is often the first word out of her younger son's mouth every morning! Now that she has two young boys who love to read stories together, there are a lot more opportunities to snuggle up with a great Chinaberry book.
Often seen walking with her nose in a book, Heather has enjoyed reading and sharing her love of Chinaberry books for years. Her new book buddy is her nephew, Liam, who insists upon reading every book at least ten times.
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