During one of Barrett's White House tours, she began thinking about the real men and women who walked those halls and all their stories. Could we tell a story about American history using the White House as the vehicle?
Mary Brigid Barrett is a children’s book author and illustrator; a professional educator; and the founder, president, executive director of the National Children’s Book and Literacy Alliance (NCBLA) — and a mom of three artistic and book-loving children.