Kelli Nielsen grew up thinking she'd be the mother of girls, and saved her every doll and dollhouse with this vision in mind. Today, she realizes it was her destiny to raise boys, with their energetic thirst for the physical world around them. Thanks to her two sons' adventurous spirits, Kelli knows more about bugs, frogs, dinosaurs, trains, trucks, tractors and cars than she ever thought possible, and has loved every minute of it. The boys who inspired this book, Alec and Austin, live with their mom Kelli and their dad Henrik - whom Kelli met and fell madly in love with many moons ago when they were both fashion models living in Europe. Kelli is happy that those days of not-so- glamorous travel and photographers' bright lights are behind her; rock and stick collections lined up next to a treasured shark's jaw and the soccer trophies are where the fun's at now! Artist, Kelly Hawkins loves spending time with her children and other kids. Megan and Lauren give her ideas and inspiration every day with their wit, charm and silly moments. She also loves to teach and works as a teacher when she isn't illustrating. Relating to kids just comes naturally to her and she really can't get enough kid moments. Using the children as inspiration - she is always ready to draw!
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