Barbara Briggs Ward is a writer living in Ogdensburg, NY. Her short stories and articles have appeared in the Chicken Soup for the Soul book, 'Family Caregivers', the Chicken Soup for the Soul book, 'Christmas Magic', Ladies' Home Journal, McCall's and Highlights for Children. She has been a featured author at Target Book Festivals in Boston and NYC and on Mountain Lake PBS in Plattsburgh, NY. "The Reindeer Keeper" was chosen by both the Yahoo's Christmas Book Club and Riverfront Library Book Club in Yonkers as their December, 2012 Book of the Month. In October, 2013, Barbara released her 2nd Christmas work of fiction for adults-"The Snowman Maker." In June, 2014 her short story, "The Great Berry Pie Cook-Off" was published on The Saturday Evening Post's website. Barbara invites you to visit www.barbarabriggsward.com.