Julia Cook, M.S. is a national award-winning children's author, counselor, and parenting expert. She has presented in thousands of schools nationally and internationally, regularly speaks at education and counseling conferences, and has published children's books on a wide range of character and social development topics. The goal behind Cook's work is to actively involve young people in fun, memorable stories and teach them to become lifelong problem solvers. Inspiration for her books comes from working with children and carefully listening to counselors, parents, and teachers, in order to stay on top of needs in the classroom and at home. Cook has the innate ability to enter the worldview of a child through storybooks, giving children both the "what to say" and the "how to say it."

Author Julia Cook, has an incredible gift of writing books for children! Children will quickly learn through Ricky how to take the stickiness out of lying and stealing by modeling ways of being honest and respectful towards others and their belongings, and by making things right. Ricky Sticky Fingers should certainly find it's way onto your bookshelf if you're a Parent, School Counselor, Teacher, Social Worker, Psychologist, and/or Pediatrician.

Erin E. Bowden, M.S.
School Counselor

In our impulse driven "gotta have it NOW" society, some children may struggle with the concept of right and wrong. Julia's engaging story, Ricky Sticky Fingers, confronts this struggle and delivers an important lesson that children, parents, and teachers will relate to and learn from.

Detective Joyce Henke
Law Enforcement