There was never a time in my life when I wasn't
writing on anything that was handy, beginning in
the first grade when I wrote on my desk and
had to stay in at recess to wash it off.

In elementary school I religiously kept a
scrapbook of children's stories printed in a local
newspaper, reading them over and over
whenever I got the chance. That's probably
where my love for stories all began. My very
favorite book was Beatrix Potter's "Tales of
Peter Rabbit".

When writing English assignments in high school
my teacher told me my stories were too long.
Not much has changed there, but I have finally
learned that less is more when it comes to
writing good stories.

In the 1980's I produced an award-winning
children's radio series working with fourth
graders called "Kid's Talk"; and I spent several
years reviewing children's books on radio and
for newspapers.

I received my EdD in 1995 from the University
of Massachusetts, Amherst, and taught several
different college level courses, including
children's literature, which brought me a great
deal of satisfaction.

My stories for younger readers have been
published on-line at
http://www.storiesforchildrenmagazine.org
Kathleen Fearing
Celebrating A Life-long Love of Children's Stories and Poetry
My first trip to Hawaii, July, 2006
Christmas, 2005. My daughters,
granddaughters and Ed.
A scene from Cade's Cove in The Great
Smoky Mountains National Park.
The old Library at UMass where I
spent many hours lost in the stacks.
The new library is over twenty stories.
CHAMP, my first novel,
about a young boy
searching for his identity
after the sudden death
of his father, is available
at,
https://www.createspace
.com/3426373, and at
http://www.amazon.com

Adisa's Basket, the
story of a young girl and
her sisters taken by
slavers in 1700 Nigeria,
is available at
https://www.createspace
.com/3445836, and at
http:/www.amazon.com

Teacher Resources:
https://sites.google.com/
site/kathleenfearing

Stories published at
Stories For Children
Magazine:
"Snow Tracker",
January, 2008,

"The Adventures of Hound
and Tweeter",
July, 2008,
"Jed and Randy",
October, 2008. This story
was chosen by Pearson
Company to be used in the
Maryland State School
Assessment Test.

"Sunshine Secret",
September, 2009.

Awards:
"The Night the Winds Came
and Mama Sang Her Magic
Song" won fourth place in the
Writer's Digest 76th Annual
Writing Competition.