Denise Valenti

Denise Valenti was born and raised in the quaint town of Warren, RI, sandwiched between Barrington and Bristol. She has been married for 43 years and has two grown children to whom she read countless stories in her child rearing years. As a child, when asked what she wanted to do when she grew up, Denise would answer, "I want to help others" and she did just that. She is a retired social worker for abused children and she is teacher certified in grades one through six. She has always enjoyed working with children and helping them pursue their curiosities and endeavors. During one of her family summer vacations to Myrtle Beach, SC, she decided to write a children's book inspired by the National Lampoons Vacation movies starring Chevy Chase, since her family encountered similar mishaps as the characters in the Griswold family. The result is a timeless hilarious parody with a zany family of raccoons that children and parents will cherish!

Denise is also a watercolor artist and she has a book review on back and inside of the suspense/mystery novel, Beaufort Falls, by Mari Sloan which is available at Amazon and Barnes & Noble.