About the Author

Hi! I’m Amanda, the author and creator behind Maya Moon Books, and since every great journey begins with a story — I’d love to take a moment and share mine with you.

Writing has always been a creative outlet for me — it has allowed me to not only connect to my own emotions and thoughts, but also connect with others. This was especially true during my younger years as a little girl with ADHD who just wanted to be heard, understood, and accepted. Whether it was writing poems, funny jingles, or recess raps in my more questionable years… or through honing my professional writing skills in the corporate world later in my life, storytelling has always been something that I have truly enjoyed.

In fact, one of my earliest elementary school memories was from when I was only 8 years old. I had written a silly Christmas poem and ended up having my Grade 3 teacher send me on a mini reading school tour where I visited multiple classrooms to read my poem at the front of each class. Though it was long ago, I remember feeling proud, inspired, and motivated that something I created was being heard by others around me. That teacher‘s seemingly small act of encouragement was one of my earliest memories that began to teach me the power that lies in both telling one’s story and in listening to another’s.

When I became a mom, my love for storytelling and books really hit new highs. Collecting and reading children’s books is an all time favourite past time in our home. 3 children and 3,000+ children’s books later — our family’s love of books continues to grow with every bed time read and cuddle.

And so, given a lifelong love of writing and love of children’s books, it only made sense to begin to add to our family’s library with books we created ourselves. Thus, the next chapter of this story began and Maya Moon Books was born.