Kathleen J. Shields is an award-winning author having won First Place Best Educational Children's Series from the Texas Association of Authors for "The Hamilton Troll Adventures." The Hamilton Troll series is educational and inspirational, teaching young children social skills, animal characteristics and how to handle real-life situations. Shields also runs a website and graphic design company called Kathleen's Graphics. She designs colorful, eye-catching websites, logos and advertisements for businesses and authors. She enjoys being challenged to learn new things. She also runs the Erin Go Bragh publishing company and has published various books; including fully-illustrated rhyming stories for ages 4 and up, children's chapter books for ages 8 and up, and young adult stories and situations. Her objective with Erin Go Bragh is to promote literacy and education through writing. Additionally, Kathleen writes an inspirational and educational blog regarding her endeavors as an author as well as a business woman and a Christian. Her views are always light-hearted and thought-provoking and are intended to get the reader thinking.