MEET THE AUTHOR
STEPHENIE BARKER: THE COPPER PENNY LADY
As young newlyweds, Stephenie Barker and her husband didn’t fully realize the importance of financial planning and saving money. As their family quickly grew, however, so did their understanding of fiscal responsibility. As a result, they made it a goal to teach their kids early about how to plan and save and appreciate the value of money. The couple’s children are now grown and continue to respect those key principles their parents taught them.
For more than two decades now Barker has held a career in real estate, and through this has also had opportunity to help young home-buyers, like she and her husband many years ago, navigate the difficulties of savings and investments.
A native Texan, Barker has moved around within the Lone Star State throughout her life. She and her husband currently reside in Celina, TX. Barker’s hope is for The Little Copper Penny to teach children to appreciate the value of money in its lowest denomination, as well as recognize the value within themselves.
MEET THE ILLUSTRATOR
CYNTHIA MEADOWS
Cynthia Meadows, a native Texan, draws and paints on anything she can find. Whether it was cartoons on the sides of her homework in elementary school, paintings as Christmas gifts, murals on walls, or illustrations and storyboards for advertising agencies, she has continually decorated the world. Cynthia's desire to look inside characters is the reason she loves to illustrate children's books, to create characters, and to give the reader a positive, often humorous view of life.
STEPHENIE BARKER: THE COPPER PENNY LADY
As young newlyweds, Stephenie Barker and her husband didn’t fully realize the importance of financial planning and saving money. As their family quickly grew, however, so did their understanding of fiscal responsibility. As a result, they made it a goal to teach their kids early about how to plan and save and appreciate the value of money. The couple’s children are now grown and continue to respect those key principles their parents taught them.
For more than two decades now Barker has held a career in real estate, and through this has also had opportunity to help young home-buyers, like she and her husband many years ago, navigate the difficulties of savings and investments.
A native Texan, Barker has moved around within the Lone Star State throughout her life. She and her husband currently reside in Celina, TX. Barker’s hope is for The Little Copper Penny to teach children to appreciate the value of money in its lowest denomination, as well as recognize the value within themselves.
MEET THE ILLUSTRATOR
CYNTHIA MEADOWS
Cynthia Meadows, a native Texan, draws and paints on anything she can find. Whether it was cartoons on the sides of her homework in elementary school, paintings as Christmas gifts, murals on walls, or illustrations and storyboards for advertising agencies, she has continually decorated the world. Cynthia's desire to look inside characters is the reason she loves to illustrate children's books, to create characters, and to give the reader a positive, often humorous view of life.
