Mary Spidell is a retired Kindergarten teacher, who has returned to her first love of writing. Her adult writing may be found on her blog of poetry and stories at www.poetsinthegarden.com. She has written for children, both picture books and chapter books. Two of her books have been published by Pensive Oasis Press: Mighty Virus and The Osprey Nest. Others are in the pipeline. Mary loves ospreys and also has a blog that documents the life of the ospreys at the Whirley Crane Nest in Richmond California and features poetry, songs and other creative works by herself and other chatters on the osprey cam.