Stephen Butler

Stephen Butler grew up inundated with books and reading from his parents, a college professor and a librarian. He has many memories of his parents reading to him as a child starting with Curious George, Babar and Dr. Seuss and evolving to classics like The Wizard of Oz and The Chronicles of Narnia. While all of the books were great exposure, Stephen never saw himself as much of a creator...until he had his daughter Victoria.

Victoria spoke at a young age, only a few months old. Early on Victoria would ask him to tell stories at bedtime, even once the lights were turned off and the last book was read. One of those nights after the lights were out, Stephen sat on the floor by her toddler bed and began to make up stories where she and occasionally her younger brother William were the central characters. Night after night this became the routine, and Stephen noticed that a few of the stories Victoria would ask for again and under a title she came up with on her own. Over time these repeat requests refined the stories where they could be recited by memory and thus was born his series, entitled The Adventures of Princess Victoria & Prince William.

The first installment of the series, The Blueberry Bush (the real Victoria knew it as "The Blueberry Story" until it was a published book she could hold in her hands), was a significant process of learning and collaboration with Jeff Green and Valerie De Grijs over several months ultimately released in the Fall of 2013. With four other books already drafted, Stephen continues to create stories with Victoria and William, who are starting to contribute some of their own twists and turns to their adventures.

Stephen lives with Queen Mommy (Kimberly), Princess Victoria, and Prince William in Nashville, Tennessee.