Welcome to my spanking new website. I bet you can smell that new website smell from there. If you don't know, I'm Heather. I write picture and chapter books for kids. I'm also a librarian, a mountain dweller, an alternative energy user, and a chocolate chip cookie lover. I'm working on adding some pages about my books along with links for teachers, parents and writers, so I'd love it if you stopped back by again soon. If you have any questions feel free to contact me at haburnell(at)gmail(dot)com or stop by my blog. One thing I am excited to tell you that my debut picture book, Bedtime Monster, is...

...coming soon to a bed near you!



What kid wants to go to bed? Paul doesn’t. When it’s time for bed he whines. He cries. Having to go to bed makes Paul feel so monstrous that he turns into an actual monster, tail and all! Luckily, Paul's parents help him calm himself down and turn back into the sweet little boy that he is. And they understand, turns out Dad used to be a bit of a monster himself.
Written by Heather Ayris Burnell
Illustrated by Bonnie Adamson
September 2010 from Raven Tree Press