When I founded Curious Readers LLC, I had one mission at the center of everything: to create books that every child could open and see themselves in.

Every great children's book is built on characters that feel real — characters who make you laugh, make you think,

The Mystery of Hidden Oak Valley is many things: an adventure story, a friendship story, a story about the courage

I was born in Genoa, Italy, and raised in Erie, Pennsylvania. I served eleven years in the United States

There's a moment in The Mystery of Hidden Oak Valley when young Hickory looks out from the top of the tallest oak tree