Emily Chetkowski
The real-life owner of Mabel, the star of Mabel Takes The Ferry, Emily Chetkowski is the author of 7 children's books. Best known for her Mabel series of books, she gathers her book ideas from the world around her, basing many of them on true stories. Mabel Takes the Ferry, first published in 1995, was cited and included in the Camden, Maine, library's Children's Garden as one of Maine's most notable children's books.Formerly a long-time summer resident of the island of Islesboro, Maine, where...See more
The real-life owner of Mabel, the star of Mabel Takes The Ferry, Emily Chetkowski is the author of 7 children's books. Best known for her Mabel series of books, she gathers her book ideas from the world around her, basing many of them on true stories. Mabel Takes the Ferry, first published in 1995, was cited and included in the Camden, Maine, library's Children's Garden as one of Maine's most notable children's books.Formerly a long-time summer resident of the island of Islesboro, Maine, where Mabel took her famous unauthorized ferry ride, Emily resides on a farm in Southern New Hampshire with her sweetheart George, where they raise rare Newfoundland ponies. When Emily is not writing books, visiting schools, or penning her monthly "slice of life" column in the Monadnock Ledger Transcript, they enjoy touring New England in their Ural sidecar motorcycle. See less