Taralee A. O'Malley-Hurff

Taralee published her first book 100 Things To Do Before You Are 10 in April of 2014 and launched her latest book in November 2015, Alliteration Alphabet: A fun way to teach preliteracy skills to kids! The day it launched, it achieved #1 New Release in six categories: Early Childhood Education, Special Education, Parent Participation in Education, Homeschooling, Education Workbooks, and Reading & Phonics Teaching Materials. In addition, Alliteration Alphabet landed in the Top 10 on three Bestseller lists: Special Education (#2), Parent Participation in Education (#6), and Curriculum and Lesson Plans (#6).

Taralee excels at recognizing each child's unique gift and successfully ignites their love of learning through exploration, discovery and play. It is through this work that TAOH Inspired Education, LLC was born.

10 Fun Facts about Taralee:

1. Taralee LOVES funnel cake!

2. Dancing makes her so happy!

3. All things Disney bring Taralee JOY!

4. The beach is her favorite place. It calms and cleanses her soul. The beach refreshes and totally relaxes her.

5. Her hobby is photography. Taralee adores the passion and creativity photography sparks in her.

6. Reading! Taralee developed a love for reading at an early age and that love continues to grow every day.

7. Exploring and experiencing new places and things with her family and friends = priceless.

8. Taralee loves sending Happy Mail! Happy Mail is a piece of mail (card or postcard) which is delivered to your mailbox with the intention of generating happiness and joy and continuing the use of handwritten correspondence.

9. Taralee lives on a small farm in Southern New Jersey with her husband, 3 children and some chickens.

10. Taralee has enjoyed writing blog posts for Kind Over Matter since 2015. She gets to write what is on her heart each month.