Fun Facts

Favorite Books: Miss Rumphius by Barbara Cooney, The Harry Potter Series by J.K Rowling,  A Tree Grows in Brooklyn by Betty Smith,  Homegoing by Yaa Gyasi , The Starless Sea by Erin Morgenstern, and the Emily Wilde Series by Heather Fawcett . 

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Favorite Authors: Tiffany D. Jackson,  Erin Morgenstern, Ruta Sepetys, Amor Towles,  Ibi Zoboi .

Favorite Book Illustrators: Barbara Cooney,  Emily Winfield Martin,  Ida Renthoul Outhwaite,  Janet Webster Norton, Tasha Tudor.

Favorite Movies: Amélie, directed by Jean-Pierre Jeunet,  Pan's Labyrinth, directed by Guillermo del Toro.

Favorite Quotes: "You cannot get through a single day without having an impact on the world around you. What you do makes a difference, and you have to decide what kind of difference you want to make." 

- Jane Goodall

"It's the smallest decisions you make that make you who you are."

-Unknown 

Wizarding World Affiliations:

Hogwarts House: Ravenclaw  

Ilvermornry House: Thunderbird  

Patronus: Dolphin

Wand: Applewood with a Dragon heartstring core 11 ¼" and Quite Bendy flexibility

Quidditch Position: Chaser 

Former Jobs: Glassblower | Butterfly Conservatory. 

Favorite Pastimes (besides being a Librarian, of course!).: Traveling (Mrs. Potter has explored Kenya, Tanzania, Austria, Italy, Germany, Peru, Spain, Switzerland, Belgium, Scotland, New Zealand, Costa Rica, Iceland, walked 1,500 miles through Ireland, Wales, England, and France, and hiked in dozens of National Parks throughout the United States and Canada).  Reading (including listening to audiobooks, her favorite)! Bird watching. Photographing nature. Designing & creating jewelry. Embroidering.  Working in her Apiary. 

(#nerd) 

She is Most Proud of: Winning the Memorial Day Drawing Contest in second grade. 

Coolest Things She's Ever Done: Fly a plane.  Ride in a hot air balloon over the Maasai Mara National Reserve, Kenya. Hike to the top of Huayna Picchu, Peru.  Hike to the bottom of the Grand Canyon, Arizona. Fly in a helicopter over the Puʻu ʻŌʻō  Crater in Hawaii. Kayak to Bowen Falls in Milford Sound, New Zealand. Take a small boat to Machias Seal island to observe and photograph thousands of Atlantic Puffins (the cutest bird EVER!). Become a Beekeeper. Earn a 4.0 in her Masters of Education Program.

Favorite Bands & Musicians: Iron & Wine, The Sea and Cake, Miike Snow, Beirut, Bon Iver, Vivaldi.  

Favorite Podcasts: This American Life , American Shadows, Bear Brook, Beekeeping at Five Apple Farm, Cabinet of Curiosities , The Hidden Djinn , Lore, The Moth, Noble Blood,  Science Friday,  Unexplained, Unobscured.