Robyn Hood Black - - children's author

My historical fiction story, "The Dinner Bucket," appears in the April 2011 issue of Highlights. This story is based on my mother's growing-up experience as part of a tenant farmer family in rural Arkansas in the 1940s. :0)

I'm proud to be on board for a third year to write an element of the CORE ESSENTIALS curriculum - the animal descriptions which link to each month's featured value. (Twist my arm to write about animals!) The program, designed for grades K-5 and sponsored by Chick-Fil-A, seeks to "create a culture of caring, respect, and personal responsibility."