Barbara Gowan began sharing her love of nature with children as a park naturalist in the Cleveland Metroparks System soon after she graduated from the University of Notre Dame with a B.S. in biology. The opportunity to write the children's books, G is for Grand Canyon and Desert Digits, allowed her to blend her natural history knowledge and creativity into colorful, rhyming journeys through Arizona. L is for Leprechaun-an ABC Book of Notre Dame was published by Barbara's company, Learning With Little Folks. Each letter represents a significant person or place at Notre Dame and includes a "campus stop" family tour. Jane Pitz, Barbara's freshman year rector, illustrated the book using digitized photographs. Forthcoming from Sleeping Bear Press is S is for Sahara-a Desert Alphabet book. Barbara is available for school author visits, writing workshops, family literacy nights and professional development seminars for educators. She is a member of the Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators (SCBWI) and a board member of the Arizona Reading Association.
