Joaquin LopezGloria, now retired, was a scientist and then a qualified social worker and manager. She has three grown-up children and five grandchildren. She loved to make up stories for her own children when they were small and now has her youngest grandchild totest out her current stories on. She originally wrote this phonics-focused series of short stories for her sister to use with the small children and their parents who attend her phonics classes. Gloria also enjoys reading, art, and craft. Read More Read Less