Ashely and Amber are siblings that share a love for creative thinking and education. Together they create children's books.

Ashley is a father and elementary PE teacher. He incorporates imagination and movement into his teaching. He often ties together bits of real life from his childhood and teaching experiences into his writing.

Amber is a creative thinker, dreamer, educator, and curriculum developer. Her love for art and experience in ed tech made her the perfect partner to hep bring Ashely’s ideas to reality. Amber is also the author and illustrator of Experiments with Marks, Materials and Meaning. 

Ashely and Amber know that having access to books has the power to change lives. With each new children's book that they create, they donate 200 books to a local elementary school.

What is the story about?

“I really like how the book is about friendship. It’s fun to see how the football goes from feeling alone in the beginning to feeling happy by the end of the book.” Adele - age 9

“I like all the balls! Balls are fun!” Wilder- age 2

Which balls are you the most similar to?

“The oddball because it can spiral, and I can jump wildly, bounce sideways and up, but I can’t spiral like the football.” James - age 4

How did the football feel when the story ended?

“ Happy because he has friends and he found that he is good at things that he didn’t realize he was good at.” Sam - age 7