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 About Sally Stone:
I'm a lifelong student of nature, whose profound beauty and complex ecology is a classroom for the soul. I believe the elegance of nature’s ecosystems provides a blueprint for living a holistic, harmonious life. 
Each creature, each leaf humming in the breeze, each billowy cloud, glittering star, and colorful flower belong to the community and send us a message for how to live wisely. Butterflies teach us about the unexpected beauty found in radical change; flowers teach us to bloom and be ourselves; squirrels teach us to save for a rainy day; nesting shows us how to create a home; bees direct us to find the nectar; the sun shows us how to shine; and sunsets show us how to courageously be our color selves.
I’ve always loved the outdoors, and spent my childhood digging up worms, playing in forests and fields, and watching caterpillars change into butterflies and moths. My dad drove us to state parks where we camped and enjoyed the wilderness. My mom taught me to be still, so the birds I wanted to observe so much, would come. As our presence blended in with our surroundings, the birds would land just a few feet away, where we could watch their behaviors such as preening, resting, hunting, calling for a mate, and interacting with other birds. Enchanting moments like these draw me to nature again and again to experience her profound beauty and magic. At any age, Nature, the master teacher, calms the mind and awakens the spirit.
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Children’s Book Awards
My first children’s book, I Am a Butterfly: A Story About Big Beautiful Changes, is illustrated using vivid color photographs of the monarch butterfly’s life cycle.
 
I Am a Butterfly has won three Purple Dragonfly Awards, including first place in children’s picture books, ages 6-10;  Honorable Mention for Children's Picture Books, 5 & Younger and Green Books/Environmental, and a silver Nautilus Award.
 
Nature Photography Awards
Audubon, Top 100, Goldfinch in Sunflower—I Am a Petal
Audubon Finalist, Golden Weaver Nesting
Chicago Botanic Garden, Special Mention, Kissing Bunnies
Nature Conservancy, Honorable Mention, Frog in a Rose
Northbrook Public Library, Juried Art Show, People’s Choice, Snowy Egret Stepping Out
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      • Create and Sip Classes
      • Make With Me Classes
    • Calls for Art
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    • 2023 Nature Explorer Backpack Project
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