Patricia Derrick

Patricia Derrick was born in Van Nuys, California in 1947, becoming a public school teacher at age 20. Patricia has owned and operated early learning and Montessori Schools for 32 years. Animalations books are a result many years of working with children in her schools to find new ways to develop language and reading skills. Most Animalations books have an original song that sings the words in the text of the book. When children learn the song, they can read along in the book, even if they are pre-readers. Patricia holds 16 national awards for her books and recently created Intellitale Video Series as an audio and visual experience for very young children developing language skills.