Pumpkin Butterfly,

my second book, will be published Fall 2009.

Squeeze is my first book of poetry for children.

Click on "Lemon Heaven" to read the reviews and to enjoy a taste...

Or just click here to buy it right now!

Heidi Mordhorst

teacher, poet, general optimist...

Signed Bookplates

If you'd like to have

your book signed but

you live far away, just

let me know and I'll send you a signed card like this

to glue in your copy.

Fun Facts about Heidi Mordhorst

Favorite color:

Turquoise--could you guess?  It took me a long time, but I finally made the committment at age 32.

Least favorite food:

Green peppers, although I like other green vegetables including Brussels sprouts. 

Most favorite food:

Too hard--that's why I started with least favorite food.

Favorite picture books:

Sylvester and the Magic Pebble by William Steig; Hazel's Amazing Mother by Rosemary Wells; Roxaboxen by Alice McLerran;  Swimmy by Leo Lionni, and any by Ezra Jack Keats

Favorite chapter books:

The Boxcar Children by Gertrude Warner Chandler; Charlotte's Web by E.B. White, From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler by E.L. Konigsburg; My Side of the Mountain by Jean George; and Harriet the Spy by Louise Fitzhugh.  (I'm working on moving into the 21st century.)

Hello and Welcome!  

Here's what you can find on my website:

• information about me, my books, and events I'm participating in
  

• whisperSHOUT, a page where I publish the work of young poets
  

• details about my school programs including workshops & assemblies
  

• a page of other poets to know about
  

Who am I? I'm a teacher first and then a writer, mostly of poetry.  I've been a choral singer, an improvisational comedienne, a quilter and a salsa dancer.  I'm a Wesleyan Alpha Delt, a UU and an ENTJ (if you're interested in Myers-Briggs personality types), and I spent last year in Paris with my family--quelle aventure!

 

Click here for more biographical bits including a professional resume.