Dea Stevens
Bio
Writing poems for my granddaughter started it all. I love thinking like a kid and writing children's books. The illustrator for Mandy and the Ghost Dog is Zachariah Deitz, an art student at Florence High School in Florence Arizona. Thx Z!
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My Life on the Circle
The grasshopper. I was five years old and Billy Miller from down the street told me to catch a grasshopper, pull its head off and a bunch of tobacco would come out. He watched me. I didn't want to be a fraidy cat. I picked up the grasshopper and kept staring at it. Billy kept nodding and saying, "Do it, do it!" I did. He was right, brown gooey stuff came out. I looked at its little head in my other hand trying to find a way to put it back. I couldn't. At that moment I realized animals are just like us - they feel, eat, sleep, work, play and die.
By Dea Stevens 4 years ago in Journal
Mandy and the Ghost Dog
My name is Mandy. I’m going to tell you a very strange story about a spooky white streak that flew into my life. Moving to a new house isn’t easy. My job was to pack up all my toys and stuffed animals. How could I get all my toys in three boxes for Pete’s sake? I told my mom I needed more boxes. She said, “Well, maybe you should think about donating some of your toys? There are lots of children that don’t have any.” In a while my mom brought in another box marked “Donations.” “Your Dad and I are donating some of our things too. Think of this as a new beginning!” Many things have changed this year. My dad got a new job in a new town. I’m going to a new school. And then there’s Boo, my beautiful white dog. I loved her so much. She had beautiful blue eyes and a big fluffy tail. Boo died last year. We were all so sad. I have her red collar. I always keep it with me.
By Dea Stevens 4 years ago in Families
