I create books to encourage, elevate, and inspire lifelong literacy.Hello! My name is Kelley M Likes. I'm a wife and mother of five spectacular children, who loves writing and creating stories to share with children and teens. I'm a retired T6 certified teacher with a knack for storytelling, lesson plans, and curriculum development. I'm a mini-stroke survivor and brain tumor-host who doesn't let anything get me down!EDUCATION: Educational Specialist (Ed.S.) in Media and Technology Master of Education (M.Ed.) in Business Education Bachelor of Science (B.S.) in Business Administration Associate of Arts (A.A.) in Marketing and Management Mary Barrows is a freelance artist, children's book illustrator, and graphic designer. This means she will draw or paint a single piece of artwork for you, illustrate a whole children's book or chapter book, she can design a book cover and layout your book for self-publishing, or design anything else you might need like business cards, promotional flyers, or stickers. Her work is usually done with pen and ink, watercolor, gouache, colored pencil, digitally, or most anything she can get her hands on. She's always on the lookout for some new mediums to try. She's been drawing for as long as she can remember and have been working professionally since 2014.