Lonsway, Cinda Stevens: - Cinda Stevens Lonsway was inspired to write a book for children when her older son, then 2 years old, decided he no longer wanted peas with his supper. He sent them flying everywhere. A week later, a random pea found its way back home. "Where have you been?" Cinda wondered, and the story was born. Her husband Scott saw the story's value, hired illustrator Peter X O'Brien and self-published the book as a surprise for Cinda. When she read the book for her sons' preschool and kindergarten classes, she gave each child a green puffball attached to a string for them to toss around and participate in the pea's adventure. Although it was written early in Cinda's career, Tommy T and the Pea That Got Away was re-printed and released after her first book, I Know Now: From Violence to Victory, Trauma to Truth was published through new72media, a company she co-founded. An Oregon native, professional speaker, workshop facilitator, and spiritual counselor, Cinda lives with her husband and beloved pets near Portland. Visit her website at www.cindastevenslonsway.com