Shondra M. Quarles is an early childhood educator and children's book author who resides in Dallas, Texas.In 2014, Ms. Quarles' students inspired her to write and self-publish her first e-book titled Kindergartner Wisdom: The Best Advice I Ever Got Came from Kindergartners. Shondra later went on to publish her first paperback book titled The Teacher Who Didn't Want to go to School, in 2016. This book earned her a prestigious award from the National Celebrity Educators for authoring a book about teachers. The Teacher Who Didn't Want to go to School was also a children's book finalist for the 2017 and 2018 Indie Author Legacy Awards.Shondra went on to write multiple books and was a featured author at the 2018 NAACP Convention. Her books were featured at the 2018 Essence Music Festival and were showcased on Master P Reviews episode 41 in February of 2021. Her most recent projects include, Calvin's Calm Coloring Book and a set of 15 Beautiful You Journals, The coloring book was inspired by the pandemic and promotes social emotional learning. It is also a tool kids can use to talk about feelings and practice strategies that help them cope with big emotions. Shondra's Beautiful You Journals have inspirational words on the spine and beautiful cover images. Shondra is also the creator of Teacher Lives Matter t-shirts. Follow her writing journey @eyeheartliteracy.
