Michael J. DiPinto

My Book The Princess Mermaid and the Missing Sea Shells won the bronze award in the 2019 Readers' Favorite International Book Awards Contest.

Michael discovered his love for storytelling and writing, during a hiatus a thirty year career in architecture and construction industry. His first book, The Princess Mermaid and the Missing Sea Shells. Started when his daughter, Nicole asked how do shells get on the beach. That night he came up with the story. With two children's books published, the second being The Bridge Monster, his third ready to be published, A Long For The Ride. Michael, is currently working on another children's picture book about a flying fish, a crime fiction novel and a book of short scary stories.

Besides writing, Michael has discovered abstract painting. Michael, a transplant from New England to Florida where he and his beautiful wife, three dogs and a cat reside.

To see more of his work, go to his web site. www.michaeldipinto.com