About Jon

I began baby-sitting at 13. My immediate extended family consisted of 1 older brother, 2 younger brothers, my grandmother, my aunt, and my parents [both teachers]... as well as numerous nearby relatives. Currently, I am a substitute teacher [K12] and tutor, mostly English/ESL, and Math. Our 2 daughters are grown, and have given us 3 young grandchildren, ages 4 - 11. For the past dozen years, I have been writing children's stories, e. g., A California Boy, The Pony and the Unicorn, The Little Princess who Wasn't Very Nice, The Angel and the Fairy. I love music, but am only a weak pianist who loves to sing, albeit not well. One of my favorite books as a child - long out-of-print copies of which I now acquire via the internet and give to families with young children - is The Fireside Book of Folk Songs.