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About

Hi, I'm Lauren!

I live in Ottawa, Canada with my husband, two young kids, and an adorable fluffy 70 pound lap dog named Frankie. My husband and I met when were 12 and we’ve been together since we were 14.

How did I get started writing and illustrating children’s books? It all started when I was on maternity leave. I used to take my son on daily hikes through the forest, sometimes as long as 10 km. It not only improved our physical health, it drastically improved our mental health as well. We would spend hours in the forest hunting for dragons and fairies. When we would get home, I would quickly photoshop some magical creatures into the photos I took of him in the forest. These photos blew his mind! This was how my first book, The Magical Forest, came to be. I started writing down the stories we would make up, and eventually, it became a full blown children’s book! I decided to illustrate it myself and before I knew it (more like 14+ months later…), I had a real book!

I’m so happy to share this story with the world and I hope that with the help from the story, the children (and parents) who read it can rediscover the magic that is childhood.

My Books

The Magical Forest

Maggie Bell - Coming Soon!

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What readers are saying

Charlie's mom can't see the magic all around her. On their walk in the woods, Charlie is determined to help her see what he sees. I love that the little boy is the "teacher", my boys will absolutely love that the kid is the expert and the mom has to learn from him! This book shows how an ordinary walk can be anything but ordinary, and how we can make anything into an adventure. The illustrations are bright and I love to see how ordinary things are transformed by Charlie's imagination.

This book is the perfect bedtime story! My 2.5 year old loves it! I was running out of tales to tell and this book is now her bedtime request! I love how it takes the parent awhile to use her imagination in the story. It reminds us to get silly and play pretend with our little ones!

I've read this book to my daughter and she continues to talk about it all the time! It encourages imagination (in kids and adults!) and inspires to notice things around us that can be MAGICAL, especially when adventuring outdoors. It has find and seek at the end as well, so if you have kiddos who can't read just yet - they can still interact with the book and get excited about it. The author also illustrated the book herself, which is so wonderful. It's definitely worth ordering this book and reading it to your children!