Pam Bonsper has always loved to write and has free-lanced for many years. She has published children's stories and poems in The Bee Hive, Mexican World, Happy Times, Classmate and Bumples.com. She is a feature writer for Coastal Canine magazine. She has recently published two children's picture books, The Big Brass Band, and Missing Nora, and a collection of short stories. Her books are inspired by her grandchildren who she helps care for at her home in California and by her previous travels and experiences.