SUSAN STEVENS CRUMMEL

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Hi, I'm Susan Stevens Crummel. I write picture books for children, and in 2001, Cook-a- Doodle-Do! won the Texas Bluebonnet Award!

Writing books for children is a new career for me. I was a math teacher for 31 years! I taught in the Fort Worth Public Schools for 11 years and at Fort Worth Country Day School for 20 years.

When I was growing up, my family lived all over the United States because my dad was a Navy pilot. I came back home to Texas to go to college and earned a Bachelor's Degree (major in Mathematics; minor in Physics) and Master's Degree (Education) from Texas Christian University. I still live in Fort Worth.

My husband, Richard, is a high school principal, and we have three grown children, Christie, a teacher, Jason and Courtney (college kids). A black fluffy cat named Tweeter also lives at our house. We have a horse named Dallas -- but he doesn't live at the house!   We recently lost a very old cocker spaniel named Tiffany, our pet for 16 years.

My parents, Jack and Frances Stevens, live on a ranch in the Hill Country of Texas near a tiny town called Hunt. My older brother, Jack, and his family live nearby. He is the "Jack-of-all-trades" in And the Dish Ran Away with the Spoon.