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Whispering Pine Press, Inc., is
an
international publishing house dedicated
to providing children, parents, and families
with fiction, non-fiction, inspirational, and
poetic reading materials that are wholesome, informative,
educational, and available in a variety of languages. It is
our desire to provide quality fiction, non-fiction,
inspirational, and poetic materials that will entertain,
inform, and delight our readers young and old. To this end,
Whispering Pine Press believes that reader feedback is vital
to the publisher’s continued success and welcomes your
comments.
Our fiction and non-fiction
literature seeks to reinforce strong family values and build
self-esteem. In children’s books, we seek to encourage
learning and exploration through reading, self-discovery,
problem solving, and other activities. We also seek to honor
the strength, courage, and challenges of today’s modern
women in a way that continues to also value more
traditional roles. Our poetry and inspirational work seeks
to reflect self-discovery, nature, and a higher power.
The international publishing
company also seeks to encourage new authors and expand the
Whispering Pine Press publication list to meet the growing
needs of readers. In meeting the diverse needs of our
readers, Whispering Pine Press materials are provided in a
variety of mediums, including hard and soft bound books,
audiocassettes, and on-demand electronic versions.
Located in the beautiful
Spokane Valley of Washington state, Whispering Pine Press
seeks to promote regional materials that emphasis the area’s
interdependent relationship with the environment –
economically and socially.
Karen Jean Matsko Hood began
writing as a shy author, but has now developed a voice all her
own. Her writing always exhibits a unique story as well as a
voice of empathy and purpose. Hood’s writing is strong-minded.
She is a meticulous wordsmith and combines information with
compassion. Hood has always loved children and is devoted to
their needs. It is only natural that she would channel her
efforts to include children’s books and poetry.
Hood
writes about personal and spiritual themes. She also reminds us
of the importance of our links with nature and the environment
in our daily lives. Hood is passionate both as a feminist and as
an active children’s rights advocate. She also works to
encourage literacy for all ages. Her writing carries the urgency
and outrage of current social injustice and inequality. The
recurring theme in Hood’s work is to provide a voice for those
whose struggles cannot be heard. Hood’s writing brings poignancy
to the most hopeless of situations, yet she remains optimistic
in her quest for dignity and social justice.
Hood’s blend of traditionalism and modernism brings a current
freshness and poignancy to her own poetic voice. She is
versatile in her writing style and is able to incorporate a wide
range of themes and topics. Her poems have been published in a
myriad of magazines and publications on an international level.
Hood was born and raised in
Great Falls, Montana. As an undergraduate she attended the
College of St. Benedict in St. Joseph, Minnesota and St. John’s
University in Collegeville, Minnesota. She also attended the
University of Great Falls in Montana for an interim class. Hood
received a B.S. Degree in Natural Science and minored in both
Psychology and Secondary Education from the College of St.
Benedict. After graduating, Karen and her husband taught science
and math on the island of St. Croix in the US Virgin Islands.
Hood also completed postgraduate classes at the University of
Iowa, in Iowa City, Iowa. In May 2001, she completed her
Master’s Degree in Pastoral Ministry at Gonzaga University in
Spokane, Washington. She has also taken post-graduate classes at
Lewis and Clark College on the North Idaho College campus in
Coeur d’Alene, Idaho. Hood is currently working on research
projects to complete her Ph.D. in Leadership Studies at Gonzaga
University in Spokane, Washington.
Along
with her husband and twelve children, Hood currently resides in
Greenacres, Washington. Her interests include writing, teaching,
and volunteering as a court advocate in the juvenile court
system for abused and neglected children. Hood also is a
literacy advocate for youth and adults. Her hobbies include
cooking, baking, photography, raising Icelandic Horses,
Icelandic Sheepdogs, bishon frise, cockapoos, and rescue cats.
Hood also enjoys indoor and greenhouse gardening, and
cultivating unusual flowering plants and orchids. Hood also
spends time observing hummingbirds and other bird-watching
activities. Hood finds all aspects of nature precious and
demonstrates a passionate appreciation of the environment and a
respect for all life.
