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Anne Toole grew up in Williston, South Carolina. She graduated from Anderson Jr. College in Anderson, South Carolina. She is also a graduate of the University of Georgia. Ms. Toole taught first grade for thirty years in Augusta, Georgia. After retiring, Ms. Toole worked part- time teaching ESOL for several years. She also began writing stories about children and animals. Most of the stories are written in verse. Ms. Toole is an avid traveler. She has traveled extensively in the United States, Canada, and Europe. She has also traveled to Northern Africa and the Middle East. She resides in Columbia, South Carolina. Ms. Toole is also the author of Mean Mike, The Bird That Didn’t Want To Be A Bird, The Frog That Lost His Croak, A Dog Named Cat, The Crow and the Big Oak Tree, Stan, The Little Turtle, Fat Maxine, Lily Pearl, and The Cat That Was Nothing But Trouble.