Erica Hicks is currently the Director and Pre-K teacher at St. Albert the Great in Kettering Ohio. She has a degree in early childhood and has spent most of her 20 year career in administration and teaching Kindergarten. This mother of two daughters spends most of her free time with her girls participating in 4-H, church events, and baking. She also enjoys helping with Scouts, doing puzzles, and playing with her dogs.

Tim the Tiger was a book written for students to help relieve anxieties. The number of students who arrive at school with anxiety challenges increases every year. Erica wanted to help these students begin their school career on an easier note. Erica used her greatest resource....her students. Listening to the questions they had and asking students about their thoughts and feelings sparked a great platform for her book.

Students were consulted every step of the way and when the final product came to print, they were very excited. The validation of their feelings and questions was right there in front of them and they were proud to be part of the process.

PS....that is the REAL Tim