Kathleen Gronefeld has devoted the majority of her business life to a banking profession and in the nonprofit sector. Her career has always involved writing; albeit technical writing, annual reports and creating and editing a quarterly magazine for a parenting and children’s charity. She is delighted now, to employ her writing skills to bring happiness to herself and others through the medium of children’s books. In so doing, she is drawing on her own childhood experiences with the four-footed loves of her life. Kathy has been friend and guardian to all shapes and sizes of dogs over the years; learning life lessons from each of them.Her goal for this and future children’s books is to create stories that are heartwarming for children and parents while involving them in some fun adventures with maybe a little mischief thrown in; and always, ALWAYS with a dog by their side.Kathy and her husband Jim live outside Cincinnati, Ohio USA with their two canine companions Henri and Paddy.Kathy and Jim give back to the community in Cincinnati in many ways. A contribution of the proceeds of the Samson book will be donated to a local no-kill shelter.Read more about this authorRead less about this author