Thea Guidone lives in a red house on a hill in Connecticut.
Vanessa lives in East Orange, New Jersey, with her family..
Her other works include the Ruby and the Booker Boys series and Let Freedom Sing , which she also authored.
Before turning her sights to children\'s books, Vanessa worked as a medical phlebotomist.
Vanessa Newton trained at the Fashion Institute of Technology and the School of Visual Arts, both in New York City.
This is her first children\'s book.
She loves John and Suzanna, old books, cottage gardens, Friday-night pizza, and writing by the fire.
Thea Guidone lives in a red house on a hill in Connecticut