Dianne White

I was born in the middle of a snowstorm one New Year’s Eve in Kansas City. When I was your age, I still lived there. Sure, my mama and daddy took me to Oklahoma sometimes to visit family and to Colorado on vacation. But most of the time, I was in the heartland of the… Read more »

I was an only child…with a really big family! The way I grew up, relatives who lived outside your house were just as much “family” as the ones who lived inside it. My family included many aunts and uncles, and lots of cousins to play with. People always ask if I was spoiled as an… Read more »

Dear Reader: I hope you enjoy HOLLER LOUDLY! It’s a celebration of my love of public libraries, small towns, and the southwest. When I was growing up, my mama took me to the public library every Saturday morning. First, I’d go the “new” section, so I could see what had come in. My goal was… Read more »

Dear Reader, How are you? Fine I hope. As for me, I’m very excited these days because I have just published my first picture book called AROUND OUR WAY ON NEIGHBORS’ DAY. AROUND OUR WAY is special to me because it was inspired by the place where I grew up: Miami, Florida.  Miami is a… Read more »

Wherever my laptop computer is, that is my office. Sometimes I have a dining room office… Sometimes I have a living room office… And sometimes I have a bedroom office. A traveling office works for me! Read more about Tameka on her website HERE.