![]() ![]() I want kids to know that they can spend time with both mom and dad, and that they are loved no matter what.” “My own children have a blended family, too. “Working as a classroom teacher, I have students who go through their parents having a divorce or separation,” Rowland said. ![]() Rowland said the book - a positive look at growing up in two separate households - was written from her personal experience as both a teacher and a mother. Rowland sold her first book, “Always Mom, Forever Dad,” in 2013, and it was published the following year. One of the programs the school offered was a writer’s workshop for students, which in turn, inspired Rowland to start writing books of her own.Īfter doing some research, she discovered the Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators and began setting things into motion. Rowland first became interested in writing when she was working at Thomas Edison Language Institute in 2009. They’re so curious at a young age, and they always have exciting answers.” “No matter where they come in - whether it’s with reading or math - I have a lot of fun watching their transition. “I like to see children grow,” Rowland said. As both a teacher and children’s book author, Joanna Rowland said she is constantly inspired to tell stories. ![]()
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