• Bed Hogs Programming and Activity Tools

Activity Guides, Reading Guides, and Programming Ideas from the author, Kelly DiPucchio

• Kelly DiPucchio, Author of Bed Hogs

Photo Credit: Terry McLelland

Kelly DiPucchio was born on March 7, 1967 in Warren, Michigan. She grew up on a small farm in Rochester, where her family raised horses, chickens, ducks, rabbits, and goats - but no hogs! After graduating from Rochester High School in 1985, Kelly attended Michigan State University where she received a bachelor's degree in early childhood development.

Kelly is married to John and they have three children - Laurel, Nicholas, and Hannah. Kelly began writing picture books in 1995, while staying home to raise her children. It took six years, and hundreds of rejection letters before she sold her first book, What's The Magic Word? to HarperCollins in 2001. A few months later, she sold Bed Hogs to Hyperion Books for Children. Kelly lives with her family in Macomb Township, Michigan. Additional books by Kelly DiPucchio include: Liberty's Journey Dinosnores Mrs. McBloom, Clean Up Your Classroom! For more information, please visit Kelly's Web site: www.kellydipucchio.com.

• Illustrator Howard Fine
Howard Fine is an illustrator and dentist who once dreamed of joining the NBA. He has illustrated many books for children, including two Michigan Reads! selections: Raccoon Tune and Bed Hogs. He lives in New York with his wife, two sons and daughter.