From the Author & Illustrator of Simon & Sophie Meet a Bear:

I have Bachelor of Fine Arts and Master of Education degrees and
enjoy creating adventurously fun stories. I take pride in
my illustrations and typography working together.
Grandfather Peters was an editor for Rand McNally.
Mother was a Valedictorian who then taught English.
Creative Writing came naturally to me. After all,
I was named after Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm,
"Becky" Thatcher, and "Becky" of Vanity Fair.
Artwork took discipline. In 1976, Simon & Sophie Meet a Bear
was understandably rejected since it was my first draft.
The day after getting rejected, Mother listened to a morning
talk show where a publisher-spokesperson said that it was an in-sign
to get a handwritten letter-of-rejection; that I should keep trying.
That was quite a coincidence. I did keep trying.
The story with pictures is now ready to share with the world.
Many thanks and Happy Birthday to
102-year-old Dorrance Publishing Company.
Enjoy!

Simon & Sophie Meet a Bear
Rebecca Rothwell, Author & Illustrator