About Us!
Betsey Ruggiero, AuthorÂ
Hey... I grew up in the Hudson River Valley of New York, one
of 8 children born to a Notre Dame educated-butcher father, and a mother who was a chemistry & mathematics college graduate. Being the last child meant being the loudest....
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A communicator born from necessity, my biggest attributes have always been my voice and words.
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After me and my husband adopted our son, I was driven
to write a story about our journey.
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I live with my husband Carmine on the west side of Cleveland. Our son Michael, is a grown up, 32-year old husband... and yes,
he is a professional lacrosse coach.
Chuck Siford, Illustrator
Hi there! I live in Westlake with my wife Annie. When I'm not drawing cartoons... I'm hiking or helping Annie make soup! My medium is pen & ink and colored-pencil. Early influences were Dr. Seuss and MAD Magazine!
Ann & I learned we could not have children and so we pursued adoption! We met so many nice people on "our own little journey." God would give us two precious gifts. "Charlie IV"
(now 25) and his sister Mary (22). Both were born in Ohio!!
I enjoyed illustrating Betsey's story. It was A LOT of fun to reflect on very similar memories we shared along the way.