Shirley Francis-Salley is a children’s ministry teacher and award winning author. For more than ten years she has been dedicated to a mission of creating Sunday school lessons that make the word of God appealing and practical in the daily lives of children in grades K-6. Her love of children and writing led her to do field writing for a few well known Christian publishers including Cook Communications Ministries. She has published articles, short stories, skits, Bible dramas, song lyrics, board games, Sunday school lessons and lesson plans.

As a wife, mother, grandma, teacher and writer, she has countless opportunities to talk about the situations of everyday life that confront us no matter what age we are. Shirley resides in Brooklyn, New York with her husband Joe and their cat, Shadow.