Christine McDonaldPoet and author Christine McDonald wrote a poem called "What happened the day you were absent from Kindergarten," and her childhood dream blossomed into Just Imagine a More Beautiful World, a magical book celebrating the wonder of being a child and te comfort and peace of feeling that you belong in the world.Christine was inspired by her own very first day of school and all of the unknowns and challenges that accompany it. Also the author of two published books of poetry, Christine writes on the edge of discomfort to explore it more deeply to learn more about herself and the world around her. Having grown up in the wilds of Montana on a cattle ranch, she is full of amazing childhood experiences in nature that have been integrated into her writings. With an education and career in plant and soil science, Christine worked for twenty years as a forest soil scientist for the United States Forest Service. She now works as an environmental consultant and believes that writing poetry has helped to see herself as a soul scientist as well. When she isn't writing inspiring poems and stories for children, Christine enjoys hiking, gardening, spending time with friends, cooking, yoga, meditation, quilting and traveling. She lives with her husband and their dog Toby on eight acres in the Palouse Hills of eastern Washington, where they are working on restoring the land to its natural landscape of forest, prairie and wetlands. Read More Read Less