The Deep Dark Depths of the Backyard

The shy, little firefly is reluctant to shine his light too brightly as he flits around the deep, dark backyard. He's afraid he'll become another creature's tasty, midnight snack. But as the firefly navigates the night, he turns up his light just a little to be able to see his way around. As he does so, he unknowingly helps many creatures by doing what comes naturally to him.

A picture book for children, The Deep, Dark Depths of the Backyard explores what a firefly might experience during the night hours in a little girl's backyard. He discovers the more he shines his light to help others, the more they are able to make their way through the backyard. And as he rests in the early morning hours, he notices the brightest light of all.

Heidi graduated from Palm Beach Atlantic University with a BS in Organizational Management. She likes to go back to her roots when she worked in child development and loves to see children's faces when a story is read with passion, when noises and sounds come alive and there is always a moral message to help kids feel good about themselves.