Light Hearted ep 112 Childrens book author Angeli Perrow

Published: April 4, 2021, 1:51 p.m.

b'Angeli Perrow\\n\\n\\n\\nAngeli Perrow was born in Rockland on the Maine coast. Her grandfather was a lobsterman and her uncle fished the Grand Banks. As a child, Angeli delighted in exploring the beach with her grandmother, collecting shells and sea glass. She also started writing poems and stories when she was a child. \\n\\n\\n\\n\\n\\n\\n\\n\\n\\n\\n\\nAngeli taught elementary school for 30 years before retiring two years ago. Maine\'s maritime history has provided material for much of her writing, including four of her children\'s books, Captain\'s Castaway, Lighthouse Dog to the Rescue, Sirius the Dog Star,\\xa0and Love from the Sky, as well as a coloring book. The "Maine Lighthouses Coloring Book" was published in a brand new second edition in March 2021.\\n\\n\\n\\n\\n\\n\\n\\n\\n\\n\\n\\nHer other picture books include Dogsled Dreamer and Many Hands, which was a 2010 Lupine Award winner. Angeli\\u2019s love for mystery stories inspired her to write the Key Mystery Series for children 8 to 12, starting with\\xa0The Lightkeeper\'s Key\\xa0and\\xa0The Whispering Key. There are now eight volumes in the series. She has also written a trilogy of horse adventure books for young teens, Celtic Thunder,\\xa0Celtic Tide,and\\xa0Celtic Legend.\\n\\n\\n\\n\\n\\n\\n\\nAngeli lives in Hampden, Maine, with her husband and their dog Lily. She is the mother of two and grandmother of three. Her other interests include hiking, kayaking, cross-country skiing, reading, painting, gardening, Irish dancing, and Celtic music. \\n\\n\\n\\nAngeli Perrow\'s website\\n\\n\\n\\nUse this player to listen to the podcast:'