Joni McCoyJoni is passionate about writing and illustrating children's books. Coming up with storylines that children will enjoy, finding comfort in the fact that children around the world fall asleep after listening to a story she wrote. Since retiring from a career in project accounting and from her cupcake store in Colorado Springs, Joni is enjoying all her free time to read and write. Joni does not only value writing for children, however. After spending six years in a caregiving role for her parents, one of whom had Alzheimer's, Joni promotes reading as stimulation for loved ones with Dementia of any kind, guiding them from their favorite authors to books for young readers, and then ultimately to picture books as the disease progresses. Reading is a great activity to encourage comprehension, while also bringing alive memories of a person's past. Read More Read Less