Currently, I’m working on an early chapter book, The Very Tall Teacher, a project that I’m especially excited about. The story follows Jenny’s second-grade class and their remarkable teacher, Miss Annapurna Biggypedagog, who stands 111 feet tall. Each morning, she swings open the classroom roof so she can instruct her students.
My hope is that The Very Tall Teacher can join the pantheon of classic American tall tales alongside Paul Bunyan, Pecos Bill, and John Henry, which sorely lacks any female heroes.