DEBORAH JEAN BUCKREIS
meet: deborah
Author of
Sally Swenson’s Wonderful Day at the Sea
Sally Swenson and Simon’s Spectacular Day at the Zoo
Deborah Jean Buckreis was born in a small Pennsylvania town, but was raised in Topeka, Kansas. She graduated from Kansas State University with a Master’s degree in Speech Language Pathology, and is still a proud Wildcat at heart. “EMAW!”
Deborah moved to Las Vegas in 1998, where she currently works full time in an acute hospital as a Speech Language Pathologist. Prior to that, Deborah worked 12 years in the local school district with children who made her laugh and smile every day. She fell in love with their innocence and curiosity.
Writing a book that can be enjoyed by children and their families has been a dream come true for Deborah. The book’s main character, “Sally Swenson”, was carefully selected to incorporate common phonological/articulation errors, which are often addressed by a Speech Language Pathologist who works with children. Deborah hopes you will enjoy reading this book as much as she enjoyed creating it.
When Deborah is not working, she can be found sitting poolside sipping a hot cup of coffee enjoying the fresh air and peace and quiet. She loves the beach, anywhere at any time! Deborah loves to travel, the challenge of a good jigsaw puzzle, and is constantly dancing and singing although she admits she isn’t very good at this singing part but EVERYONE is a superstar in their own house and car! Most importantly, Deborah MUST find something to laugh at everyday as life is too short not too.
Sally invites her best friend, Simon, to spend the day exploring the wonders of their local Zoo. Together, they navigate the zoo, observing as many silly animals as they can. They see pandas having snacks and lions playing ball. Monkeys are playing hopscotch while polar bears lounge. Zebras’ bray, and gentle giraffes eat leaves high in the trees. The elephants command attention as they play in the water and sway to and fro. After a full, fun day of exploring and sightseeing, they rush home to tell their families about their zoo adventure.
All Sally Swenson books are written to build vocabulary of a single theme, introduce rhyming, and prediction. But most importantly, Sally and Simon’s zoo adventure has many opportunities to practice and produce /s/ and /s-blend/ words, which are common errors among many young children.
