When Claire's mom decides to learn how to snowboard at the age of 40, Claire is horrified! After all, there are just certain things "older" people do not do, especially one's parent! Besides, snowboarding was Claire's sport. How dare her mother embarrass her on the slopes? Mom would surely fail and Claire would never live it down. Would Mom even be able to stand up on a snowboard, let alone navigate down the mountain? What if Mom crashed and hurt herself? Would Mom's common sense prevail, eliminating Claire's fears? Claire eventually discovers her mom isn't limited by an age number, that she is brave, spunky and crazy cool. See what happens when Mom takes to the slopes with the beginner class and a cool snowboard instructor. You will delight in the surprise ending. This fun story was inspired by older people who never act their age.
This is Lori Ann Williams' first published children's book. The rest are still in her head. She is an original Idaho "Spud," and lives in beautiful Ketchum, Idaho, with her husband, Bob, and their cat, Nolie. She hikes, golfs, skis, crafts, reads, and manages peoples' vacation homes. During her "stay-at-home mom" years (awhile ago) with their two little girls, Esther and Jennie, there was time for rich, ageless activities and memory making in the Idaho mountains. This may or may not be a factual story from those years, depending on which family member you talk to.
Walker Ostler is the author's nephew, and lives in Jerome, Idaho, close enough to Ketchum to be pestered occasionally by his Aunt Lori. This is his first illustrated children's book. He juggles a full-time job with his art work and musical pursuits. His art covers a wide variety of mediums - landscape oil painting, political cartoons, woodcut prints, logos, and large sculptural pieces, (like dirigibles and jellyfish and kite mobiles).
