As an author, Mimi's desire has always been to write books that children explain to adults. For inside a child there is a world of fantasy (and truth) that grownups have long forgotten. As a child, Mimi was encouraged by her mother to see the invisible and do the impossible. Then, as a mother herself, she witnessed the imaginary thoughts and worlds of children through her sons, Joe and Mike. Now it's hergrandchildren, Aidan and Taylor, who-with their whimsies and visions, have taken me her to faraway lands where flowers speak, dance, laugh and learn! Mimi is a recently retired high school English teacher. What she misses most about teaching is that wry smile that lights a student's face when he or she grasps the meaning of a thought or theory. For like a dandelion's seed, there is no telling where the wind will carry that awareness. In 2017, Mimi released her first children's book, Flowers Only No Weeds Allowed at The BookExpo, BookCon in NYC.