Charlene Ann Baumbich
Charlene Ann Baumbich is an author, speaker, humorist and award-winning journalist whose down-to-earth books and presentations have a way of rekindling one's zest for life. More than 100 feature articles have appeared in The Chicago Tribune, she's published six nonfiction titles, and book one in her Dearest Dorothy series, Dearest Dorothy, Are We There Yet? (Penguin, 2004), has been selected as a BookSense Pick 76. (Visit www.welcometopartonville.com to learn more about her series.) Whether she's telling (via her flying mouth or her written words) stories out of her real life or her Dearest Dorothy's circle-the-square town of Partonville, Charlene's innate gift of storytelling and keen sense of humor render thought-provoking instruction in the importance of building your own memory portfolio. She challenges readers and listeners to find and hold close the goodness in life that surrounds them, and prescribes liberal doses of play, the enchantment of perspective and the art of listening to your own stories. She is a popular keynoter at conferences, retreats and corporate events. (www.dontmissyourlife.com) Her nonfiction book titles, ranging from Mama Said There's Be Days Like This (but she never said just how many) to The Book of Duh!, are indicative of her voice and humor, but for the moment, she most enjoys "living" in Partonville and letting her readers know what her peddle-down heroine, 87-year-old Dorothy Jean Wetstra, is up to! Charlene can be reached through E-Mail at: charlene@dontmissyourlife.com
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