It's somewhere in-between a picture book and a chapter book. The delightful books are illustrated in watercolor pencils by Michigan artist Karin Neumann.Įmail: Email: is kind of an in-between book. Gretchen Preston's Valley Cats books detail the adventures of Boonie and River, two cats from her Valley neighborhood. Trained as a medical social worker, Gretchen frequently wrote newsletters and professional journal articles, and composed educational handbooks.Īfter retiring and moving to Michigan's beautiful and rugged Upper Peninsula, Gretchen began to write children's books, inspired by her Valley neighbors.ĭuring President Barack Obama's February 2011 trip to Marquette, Mich., he visited Donckers Candy store where the first book was purchased for his daughters.
Gretchen attended the University of Oregon and went on to graduate school at Arizona State University where she earned a master's degree in social work.
She fell in love with stories as a very young child.
Her parents read to their children every night at bedtime. Gretchen Preston was raised in Portland, Oregon.
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