Roy the Rake

Joy Meriwether grew up in the South amid big backyards, construction sites, woodwork shops, and farms where her vivid imagination was free to roam. The three tool books, Larry the Ladder, Roy the Rake and Sammy the Saw are her first published stories. Hopefully, there are more to come! Meriwether lives in Jackson, Tennessee, with her Old English Sheepdog, Clemmie. She has four grown children and is known as YaYa to six adorable grandchildren. Thank you for reading with her!

Jacque Hillman, Senior Editor/CEO. Editor, award-winning journalist for 30 years. English teacher, 10 years. Innovative project leader, developer 20 years. Jacque was chosen a 2014 Sterling Award winner: 20 Most Influential Women in West Tennessee and received the 2016 West Tennessee Healthcare Foundation's Jackson Award for the Arts. Jacque was an award-winning writer and editor at The Jackson Sun for 23 years. She's a past multiple winner of the Gannett Corp. Public Service Journalism award, national Gannett Top Feature Writer, and winner, Publisher's Award of Excellence. Delta Leadership Institute Executive Academy, Delta Regional Authority, Class of 2010-2011. Past president, Business and Professional Women of Tennessee.