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. ​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
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Hi, I live in Westlake with my wife Annie. When I'm not drawing cartoons... I'm hiking, fishing or helping Annie make soup! My medium is pen & ink and colored-pencil. Early creative influences were MAD Magazine and Dr. Seuss!
Ann & I learned we couldn't have kids and so we pursued adoption. We met wonderful people on our own "little stroll." God would bless us with two precious gifts, Charlie IV and his sister Mary... and both were born in Ohio!
I hope you enjoy our book as much as I enjoyed creating it!