She loves reading to her class, taking them out in nature, and introducing them to creative pursuits like art and music. Cynthia has been a member of SCBWI since 2015. After years of reading stories to children, she is proud to have written and published her first picture book, Katie Shaeffer Pancake Maker. Cynthia is a participant in the 2017 and 2018 12×12 picture book challenge and winner of Wordy Wanderings short story contest with her story, Friendship Soup.