Virginia and Zippy the Dreamer

Virginia wrote Zippy the Dreamer thinking about an old estate near her childhood home in northwestern Pennsylvania. It was abandoned in disreputable neglect and disrepair. A perfect setting for the story. Since writing the book she is happy to report that the old estate has been majestically restored. A part of history has been reclaimed.

Virginia loves children and is well aware of the magic of books, and how children when they learn to read or are read to will learn to appreciate reading. She believes children as a general rule love fantasy and make believe.

Virginia resides in Middleburg, Florida with her daughter and son-in-law during the late fall and winter. During the spring and summer she resides in their summer home located in the small village of West Monterey, situated on the banks of the Allegheny River nestled in the foothills of the picturesque Allegheny Mountains.

Virginia has one son, three daughters, and ten grandchildren, nine great-grandchildren, and three great-great-grandchildren. She also has four step-grandchildren and nine step-great-grandchildren.

In 1983 her husband passed away after a long hard battle with multiple sclerosis. In 1985 she decided to go back to school. She went to Florida State College of Jacksonville. Graduated in 1987 with an associate degree in interior design. Worked in that field until she decided to retire.

This is Virginia's first children's book, but who knows maybe in the near future Virginia will decide to send Zippy on another adventure.