Hildie Sloan
Reader, writer, educator, and the heart behind Starting Early Books.
Hildie Sloan
Hildie Sloan is a reader and a writer. She earned a Masters in Education in K-12 Curriculum and Instruction—Reading Specialist concentration. She also has a Masters in Fine Arts in Creative Writing.
She has worked in children's school libraries as well as university libraries. She also taught at the K-12 level and was an adjunct instructor in Liberal Arts and at a business school.
Her most important jobs have been raising her children with her husband and caring for the rescue dogs and cats they were lucky to have over the years. She and her family live in Jacksonville, Florida.
M.Ed. in K-12 Curriculum & Instruction
Reading Specialist concentration
MFA in Creative Writing
Graduate studies in storytelling and craft
Library & Classroom Experience
Children's school libraries, university libraries, K-12 teaching
Starting Early Books
The Grandma Trixie series was born from a deep belief that the earliest years of reading shape a child's relationship with books for life. Each story is crafted to spark curiosity, invite conversation, and make reading together a moment families treasure.
Explore the Books