Sheila Kelly Welch
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Sheila Kelly Welch

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I began writing and drawing before I started school. In first grade my black crayon was always worn down from making pictures of horses with long manes and flowing tails. In junior high school, I began to think about a career, and I actually wrote in my diary, "Maybe someday I'll make my own children's books, illustrations and all." At Temple University in Philadelphia, PA, I majored in Fine Arts and also received a Masters' Degree in Education. In the next few years, my husband, Eric, and I began to raise our family. We bought and sold a farm in Minnesota, I taught school, and Eric decided to become a librarian. When I was 35 years old, I had open heart surgery. With my mechanical valve ticking away, I knew if "someday" was ever going to arrive, I'd better get busy. My first short story for children was published two years later. Since then, my stories, often accompanied by my illustrations, have appeared in a number of magazines including, Children's Playmate, Girls' Life, The Friend, Ladybug, Cicada, and Spider. Several of my short stories have been published in language arts textbooks. I've written and illustrated two of my own middle-grade books and one collection of my stories, written two novels for ages 10--15, written four easy readers, illustrated two historical novels for middle-grade readers, and illustrated two picture books by other authors. Now I live in a small city in Illinois with my husband plus one cat and one dog. We have seven grown-up children (six were adopted) and a lot of delightful grand kids. Most of my time is focused on art, writing, and attempting to keep up with the busy lives of my family.
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