Author. Educator. Poet. Mother. Grandmother.
Linda DeGree, an inspiring author, has touched lives through her teaching and kindness. She's guided students of all ages, helping them grow and shine. Together with her husband, they've been foster parents to 50 children and hosted 7 exchange students, spreading love and understanding. Their story shows that small acts of care and learning can create a brighter, more peaceful world.
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Meet Linda DeGree
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Dandelions can be seen as cheerful blooms of springtime that are resilient and full of health-giving properties, or also seen as weeds that choke the life out of a beautifully manicured lawn. The poems in this book portray love and friendship as prolific dandelions a promise of resilience or the "death" of a lovely lawn depending on the reflections of the reader and the poet.
I like that within this book Tommy has thought through his reasons about why he wants a unicycle, and shares that with his family members. Tommy shows his persistence by using his creativity to invent his creation, but in that action, he also hurts his sister's feelings. Tommy then is faced with a consequence. The adults in Tommy's life help teach him the importance of asking before you take something.
Linda's many years of teaching little ones really shines in her book. She knows how to capture the attention of a young audience. Repetition is key as well as giving them cute pictures to study as they also learn to count. Eli also shows you that you can love little critters and not be afraid of them when you live on a farm.
My Books
The Sense Of It Series
Join James and Margie in this coming-of-age book where they each search out careers where they can discover their own personal "Sense of It' and "Live for Peace" using their own unique interests and talents. This book is written as letters intertwined with poetry. It also contains quotations and letters from Veterans, a Military Recruiter, and some politicians.
Margie has a dilemma. She knows she loves William, but William dreams of being a dairy and hog farmer. She understands that farming is a family affair and has severe doubts that she can be a good farmer's wife. She dreams of writing, teaching, and working for peace. William encourages her to be her own person. He believes their love will help them find a way. See how they preserve their love and find their own way to live for peace.
Margie continues to find ways to live for peace, but also decides she will never find "The Sense of It.'' With added maturity, she still searches to find "Some sense of It." in her life. Laugh and cry with Margie as she overcomes obstacles as she continues to search for "some Sense of it" in her life. This is a story of friendships and family told through letters and poetry.
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I really want a Unicycle
Tommy's great lesson of ask before you take
Tommy really wants a Unicycle, but no one will get him one. His Uncle Jake tells him he should find his own way to get one. Tommy decides to make his sister's bicycle and makes it into a unicycle without her permission. He needs to find a way to make it up to her, and in doing that, decides he loves inventing and wants to invent more. Stay tuned for his new invention.
