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Marva Pachot Bourne
About the Author:
Dr. Marva Margaret Pachot Bourne was born and raised in Trinidad and Tobago. She taught at the elementary level for eight years before migrating to the United States in 1980. Sh...view moreAbout the Author:
Dr. Marva Margaret Pachot Bourne was born and raised in Trinidad and Tobago. She taught at the elementary level for eight years before migrating to the United States in 1980. She has a Masters degree in Education Counseling and a Masters degree in Marriage and Family Therapy. She received her Doctor of Marriage and Family Therapy degree from Loma Linda University.
Currently she is a mental health clinician for three Prevention, Education, and Intervention (PEI) programs. In that capacity, she teaches effective parenting methodology for parents raising children of African-American descent. Dr. Bourne lives with her husband, Dr. Kenrick Bourne, in Colton, California. The couple has two adult daughters and one grandson. God has blessed her indeed, and she considers her greatest achievement the gift she has been given to positively impact the lives of many individuals she has encountered in her journey through life.
About the Artist:
Candice Bourne
I was also inspired by my son, Xavier, who I used as a model for many of the drawings. Watching my son as he goes though his early childhood reminds me of my daily discoveries as a young child and the world my imagination opened up to me. All the illustrations were drawn using colored pencils. This brings a brilliance and innocence to the drawings that are fitting for a children’s book. They capture the essence of my early childhood.view less