About the Author

    My name is Vel Carter. I was born in 1951. I grew up in Bountiful, Utah in the fifties and sixties along with three brothers Jack, Mark, and Doug and two sisters Mar Jean and Kara Lee. Our sweet mother Virginia B. Thompson raised us alone when our father Bert Thompson died in 1962. My mother is the inspiration for every good thing that I do. I was better know in Bountiful as Velma Lynn Thompson. I have been married to my husband and best friend since 8-6-1986. I have one son Benjamin Miller, daughter-in-law Jeannie and they have three children Kellie, Joshua and Olivia. My husband has seven children Jeff, Greg, Jared, Rob, Kristie, Sherrie, and Joy. Together our grandchildren number in the high twenty's.

    As early as the third or forth grade i started rhyming my thoughts and feelings and found it enjoyable to do so. This book Am I So Different? is just a sample of my writing. However it is my first published endeavor. I hope the first of many. Along with my very talented artist Stephanie Goodman I think we have created something that almost every child can relate to in one way or another. Stephanie's talent can also be found in a  previously published book titled Don't Crickets Get Sore Throats?

    I hope you share this book with as many children as possible.

Vel