Colonna, Heidi Parker: - Heidi Parker Colonna is a lifelong animal welfare advocate, writer, and teacher. She writes for the children's magazine, Kind News, published by RedRover. She's written for publications such as All Animals and Animal Sheltering and was contributing editor for Humane Activist Magazine. Her writing on the themes of family and faith has appeared in Pregnancy & Newborn Magazine's blog and the Red Lion Inn's Lion's Tales: A Collection of Shorts. She lives in Massachusetts with her husband, Al, sons Kevin and AJ, and husky/black lab mix CeeCee. She is working on other books for all ages. Learn more and connect at www.parkercolonna.com.