Tom O'Leary
Tom O'Leary was born on a beautiful day in 1965 and grew up in a small town on a bank of the Hudson River in New York. He spent the first seventeen years of his life playing with his brother and friends in the streets, courtyards, backyards, sidewalks and porches of his neighborhood. When he was young, Tom smelled like creme cheese and jelly, had sticky fingers, dirty hands, a snotty nose and scraped knees. He defended the maple tree in his front yard from pirates and caught the cooties several...See more
Tom O'Leary was born on a beautiful day in 1965 and grew up in a small town on a bank of the Hudson River in New York. He spent the first seventeen years of his life playing with his brother and friends in the streets, courtyards, backyards, sidewalks and porches of his neighborhood. When he was young, Tom smelled like creme cheese and jelly, had sticky fingers, dirty hands, a snotty nose and scraped knees. He defended the maple tree in his front yard from pirates and caught the cooties several times in the 1970s. He eventually left childhood behind, but still plays regularly. When his parents weren't looking, he bottled the spirit of his childhood and continues to use it liberally throughout his life. Now, you can get some too! Tom currently lives in Bellingham, Washington with his wife and three playful daughters. This is his first book. RetroActive: Skip, Hop and You Don't Stop (Games We Played) is a classic recipe for children to have fun and get active in play - the old fashioned way. It is also a nostalgic reminder for big kids like Tom everywhere around the world about how much fun they had playing in their neighborhoods when they were just a little younger. See less
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