"Candice Burrows is a children's book author from Nassau, Bahamas. Born and raised in The Bahamas, she traveled to Canada for higher education before returning home to enter the hospitality industry. Writing has always been a creative outlet for her"€"a way to explore her own feelings and observations about life. She draws inspiration from everyday interactions with her children, family, and down-home island living.

In 2011, Candice wrote her first book, Porkchop Learns to Sign, inspired by her desire to communicate with her eldest daughter using baby sign language. Cocoplum the Swimming Pig is Candice's third book.

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