Deborah Stevenson has won numerous awards for her children's books, among them, Best Children's Non-Fiction, Next Generation Indie Book Awards for Soaring Soren. Stevenson's books convey positive messages for children about believing in their abilities, friendship, family and compassion for others. Stevenson weaves humor into even her more serious stories, and making children laugh is at the heart of her Chicken and Egg series. She believes reading to children builds a strong bond and fosters a lifelong love of reading, and strives to create books that will be enjoyable for both little readers, and for the grown ups that read to them.