Marlene AtkinsonMarlene Atkinson lives in Alberta, Canada - close to her children and grandchildren. Because the youngest grand-daughter lost a little hat that Marlene received from a friend (at Race City) - in the theatre one evening, nothing must do, her grand-dauhter just had to find that hat! This caused the beginning of the story of the lost purple hat. Marlene loves writing for Children and a lot is due to working with them for an ECS program for many years. As well as writing the stories, Marlene does her own illustrations and uses several mediums in doing so. The characters in her books are a contribution to her own children/ grandchildren as well as a few good friends. Read More Read Less