“I was kind of an outsider growing up, and I preferred reading to being with other kids. When I was about seven, I started to write my own books. I never thought of myself as wanting to be a writer-I just was one.” WritingKindBookKidsReadingMy OwnGrowing UpGrowingSevenOutsiders Author:Ann Hood
“I learned to knit in 2002, six months after my 5-year-old daughter, Grace, died suddenly from a virulent form of strep. I was unable to read or write, and friends suggested I take up knitting; almost immediately I fell under its spell.” WritingYearsFormMotherGraceMonthsSixDaughterDiedSpellsSix MonthsKnitting Author:Ann Hood