“Being a mother, I have read many picture books to my children. However, there were NONE that showed OUR family unit, a family with gay grampas. Working together with my father, Robert, we have taken a true story and turned it into a beautifully illustrated picture book.”

Julie has been a LGBTQ+ activist for many MANY years having worked with groups such as Quorum, Minnesotans United for All Families and Andrew’s Round Table.

She is the proud recipient of the Lavender Community Award.