Sandra D. Aldrich

Sandra was born in Miami, Florida, and taught for a total of twenty-eight years in both Miami and in North Carolina. Sandra is an author of five books that inspire children to be aware of how special they are and how bullying is so wrong. Her books are in public libraries, schools, and her children's book on pre-diabetes is in a hospital gift shop. She has participated in many book signings and with her husband, Jay, spoke at numerous author conventions. Sandra enjoys reading her stories in classrooms and speaking with the students. Her newest book, Stuart Squirrel Learns a Lesson, is very special to her, as it teaches children and their parents the importance to never feed wildlife, whether it is in national parks or in nature.

Sandra and Jay, now reside in east Tennessee and have been volunteers in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park for the past sixteen years. They have worked with trail crews in trail rehabilitation on trails as well as having adopted a trail. Sandra and Jay now work in Resource Education in a program called Parks as Classrooms. They participate in many other special projects within the Great Smoky Mountain National Park, which they absolutely love to do!