International author and The Voice columnist, Jo Fredell Higgins, will have her fifth children’s book “Mama Mabel: The Duck of Ten Eggs” released this month. The duck nested in her front yard last year and Jo took all of the book’s photographs. Two more children’s books will be released in June and in October. Those upcoming titles are “Lillian the Lion” and “Rachel the Rabbit.”
In addition, Arcadia Publishing will release her “History of Woodridge” book this Summer which is her eighth title of communities’ history, including two books on the history of Aurora. Books are available at the Aurora Historical Society, Barnes & Noble, Walgreen’s, Anderson’s Books, Books-A-Million, libraries, and other outlets.
Jo is a retired teacher who holds an M.S.Ed. from Northern Illinois University. She is an award-winning photographer, poet, and essayist.