Abigail Marble has had her nose buried in one book or another since the day she learned how to read. Encouraged by a wonderful teacher, she began to write and illustrate stories in second grade. The most famous (among her family members, at least) was entitled A Dragon, and featured the memorable line “…and he crunched fifteen villagers!” (The accompanying illustration is too graphic to be reproduced here.)

Abigail majored in art at Brown University, and also studied in the illustration department at Rhode Island School of Design. She has subsequently worked as a freelance graphic designer, while continuing to work on illustrations and children’s stories. My Secret Bully (written by Trudy Ludwig and published by Riverwood Books) was published in February, 2004. Abigail is excited about the strong positive response to the book from readers and the media — it confirms her belief that this book is a needed resource for parents, teachers and counselors, and she is thrilled to know that it’s out there being used to help kids struggling with emotional bullying.

Abigail’s current projects include: an unusual counting book; an adventurous bed-time story; and a lively story about a little girl with an out-sized imagination and her very patient grandpa. In addition to her book projects, she is working with a very talented friend to develop a website.