by I Caroline CrockerPublish: Feb 17, 2025 Series: My Everyday SeriesChildren's
Book Overview
My Amazing Everyday Adventures is the first in a
heartwarming series of chapter books for five- to
ten-year-olds. Set in Canada during the 1960s, it
transports readers to a time when children played
outdoors, walked to school, and explored the world
around them with little adult supervision. The story
follows Ireentje (pronounced Ee rain chuh), the
eldest child of Dutch immigrants. Through a series
of humorous mini-chapters, young readers will
delight in Ireentje's adventures and the lessons she
learns or doesn’t learn along the way. Each chapter
is perfect for reading aloud or enjoying
independently, offering entertaining tales that will
be remembered for years to come.
BIOGRAPHY I’m an immigrant born to an immigrant and on for generations. That wanderlust rubbed off. My parents are Dutch, but I’ve lived in Canada, Iowa, England, California, Texas and Virginia. To keep it interesting, my British husband and I adopted a Bulgarian!
My career has been equally varied. I trained as a scientist: microbiology and immunology. Then I worked in medical research before teaching cell biology, microbiology, and more at a couple of colleges in VA. After a brief stint as a movie star (seriously!), I founded a nonprofit and learned about websites, newsletters, blogs, and speaking. That wasn’t enough of learning new things, so I started a company and took on the dubious pleasures of negotiating with lawyers, writing patents, and finding investors.
And now? I'm doing what I love. Enjoying my eight grandchildren, gardening, and writing books. Adult books, big kid books, little kid books, and even a book on doing microbiology in your kitchen. Nonfiction written like fiction.
