L. E. Dudley

Welcome to my website! I am L. E. Dudley (Laurie), a North Carolina native, children's writer, and the author of the heartwarming junior novel series, The Unicorn Shore. I am also the proud wife of a career Army man, and we have lived all over the world with our three children.

Here you'll find information about my books and latest projects, as well a bi-weekly blog, which covers topics relevant to children's and adult literacy, the neuroscience of learning and reading, and the impact of modern technology on our brains and lives.

I believe books, especially fiction, have great power in helping children navigate challenging situations, and I have seen this firsthand in my own children, who have experienced both the loss of friendships and the instability that often comes with military life.

I am passionate about raising kids with a love for reading, as well as the important role books have in strengthening the loving bond between child and caregiver. No matter what is happening in a child's world, reading together creates stability and a sense of connection.

Bringing my own fantastical worlds to life to share with children everywhere has been a lifelong dream.

I live wherever the Army has currently sent our family, along with our little doodle dog, Lily, and smooshy-face black cat, Pepper. I have a degree in journalism and a master's degree in trauma counseling. After completing my master's, I did 2 years of postgraduate study in neuroscience with a focus on neuroplasticity and Polyvagal Theory. I am deeply interested in how reading can calm the brain's stress response while fostering new healthy neural pathways that help children process and recover from traumatic experiences.

You can read more about that here-

https://ledudleybooks.com/blog/can-literacy-interventions-help-process-childhood-trauma-i-am-by-nature

and https://ledudleybooks.com/blog/raising-readers-how-books-help-children-build-resilience-and-process

The Unicorn Shore: The Secret of the Shell, The Unicorn Shore: Eclipse’s Secret, and The Unicorn Shore: The Ring of Mischief are all available on Amazon and through major online booksellers.  

I am a member of The Authors Guild and The Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators. I also write middle-grade fiction under the pen name T. K. Wilder.  

My middle-grade (10+) paranormal thriller, Ghost Wolf: The Shard of Fenrir, is currently in development.