Meet Writer Gone Wild Heidi Bee Roemer

I love writing about nature. My mom, an avid gardener, knew the Latin names of many plants and every summer my dad planted a garden. Our homegrown pumpkins were so humungous I couldn’t wrap my arms around them! Not surprisingly, these experiences inspired me to write What Kinds of Seeds are These?, a collection of rhyming riddles that describes seeds and seed dispersal.

Also, as a kid, I sometimes discovered naked, new-born bunnies snuggled in a grassy nest, or a nest holding bright blue eggs. Those serendipitous encounters resulted in Whose Nest is This? a poetry collection focused on unusual nests of birds, mammals, fish, reptiles and insects.

My very first children’s book, Come to My Party and Other Shape Poems, also contains nature poems. It’s been praised by reviewers and was nominated for the Monarch Award, Mockingbird Award, and the Great Lakes’ Great Books Award.

When I’m not writing or weeding my flowerbed, you may find me speaking to third graders about poetry, or telling eighth graders what it’s like to be an author. I speak to adults about writing-related topics, too. In my free time I read, workout, and, most fun of all—I skate!
To learn more about me and my books, go wild at my website