Mary Wisham FenstermacherBorn in Bridgeton, New Jersey, where she enjoyed the childhood pleasures of living on a small farm complete with a barn full of laying hens, a black Cocker Spaniel, and a Shetland pony. Mary completed her Bachelor of Science degree in Elementary Education with a concentration in English at Kutztown State College (now University) in Kutztown, Pennsylvania. She has been an elementary school teacher in various public and Christian schools in Pennsylvania and Maine for over twenty years. She has taught every grade from Pre-kindergarten through eighth grade, Title 1 Literacy, special education students, and classroom music. She also homeschooled her own children for ten years. Her love of writing led her to apply for enrollment in the Institute of Children 's Literature, where she was readily accepted. Her final project was a story about a warm weather penguin that loved to explore...Pablo the Penguin had been created! Pablo Visits the Desert was the Winner of the USA Book News competition (Novelty and Gift Category) in 2012. Pablo Viisits the Ocean won Finalist status the same year. In 2012 Mary also published a book of inspirational poems and devotions entitled My Soul Doth Magnify the Lord. Within these pages are poems, devotions and anecdotes which provide encouragement and moments of serenity for the reader - any day and any hour. Mary lives in Peru, Maine, with her husband, Todd. They have five grown children and six grandchildren. She enjoys teaching piano lessons to area students.