REBECCA KRAFT RECTOR

I’ve moved from the hills of Maryland with my husband, my horse and my cat. My horse’s name is Maud. She’s a bay 16.1 hand Thoroughbred mare. My cat is Merlin and he’s the color of wet cement.

We now live in Florida where Maud likes to roll in the black sandy dirt.

I’m a children’s librarian and when I’m not at work, I’m reading, writing, riding, playing with my cat, or working in my garden. I love to read. I read mysteries, fantasies, science fiction, romances, and stories that make me laugh.

I started writing in elementary school where I wrote mystery stories and plays about rock bands and fantasy journeys. I loved it when my stories astonished my friends or made them laugh. I had two dreams when I was young-to have a horse and to write a book. Now I have both, but one of each is not enough. I want more horses and more books! And while we’re dreaming, I’d also like an endless supply of chocolate and pizza.

TRIA AND THE GREAT STAR RESCUE is my first book.

“Little Miss Perfect and Me” is a short story published in THE KINGFISHER BOOK OF HORSE AND PONY STORIES.

I’ve also written for magazines:

“The Leaky Robot” won the Highlights Magazine Fiction Contest.

“The Corpse Who Tricked Hitler” July 1997 Cricket

“The Corpse That Fooled Hitler” (reprint) 1999 Cricket/Smithsonian Kids’ Castle Website

“A Fishy Question” May/June 1999 Guideposts for Kids

“100 Horses” October 1999 Cricket

“Steam Locomotive” Jan/Feb 2001 Boys’ Quest

“The Great Horse and Locomotive Race” Jan/Feb 2001 Boys’ Quest

“Ten Terrific Train Facts” Jan/Feb 2001 Boys’ Quest

“Secret of the Hopping Hay” July 2001 Ladybug

“The Great Horse and Locomotive Race” (reprint) 2001 SIRS Discoverer Online and CD Rom

“Ten Terrific Train Facts” (reprint) 2001 SIRS Discoverer Online and CD Rom