Growing With Glynn

Former elementary teacher turned children’s book author, illustrator, and founder of GWG Press — a small publishing house that helps aspiring authors bring their stories to life.

Through Growing with Glynn, I blend my love of education, creativity, and storytelling to support teachers, young readers, and new authors alike.

Whether you're here for classroom resources, looking to publish your first book, or just curious about the creative journey — you're in the right place.

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I always thought about writing a children's book, but never knew where to start, what publishing options were and simply lacked motivation to begin. I lacked confidence to pull the story out of my head and onto paper. Hailey gave me just that, along with confidence in my story and in the feasibility of self publishing. Hailey truly has a gift of helping others develop their ideas in a judgement free and encouraging setting. Without publishing academy the idea of publishing would still be a daydream. This course gave me clear and concrete steps to turning that daydream into a reality. Highly recommend this course to anyone who’s ever considered writing a children’s book and wants to have direct access to an expert!!

MICHELLE M.
Hailey was absolutely incredible. She is full of knowledge and wisdom. Her guidance and feedback was accessible, constructive, personalised and thoughtful. She has made me feel so confident in the processes and has made me feel like my goals with my book are achievable and realistic. I would absolutely recommend her sessions to anyone who is wanting to write a book. I have already recommended her to a friend of mine.

NIKTIA B.
HAILEY!!! Our meeting has me so motivated!!!! I just started writing! I'm so excited I'm melting! THANK YOU FOR HELPING ME GET STARTED!!! I can't wait for the next Writing Academy to open I will be first on the list!

MICHELLE S.
Hailey pushed me to actually start writing my book! I had an idea in my mind for so long but I had no idea how to turn it into a story or publish it. We went over my book idea and concepts and really honed in on how to create a powerful story and then we went over publishing routes. After the session I feel prepared and inspired to start writing. I HIGHLY recommend!

DESIREE B.

My newest book

The fabulous tale of finnigan’s nails

My littles LOVED this book— full of self-love and true acceptance.
We had such amazing class discussions about how we are all unique and have different interests, styles, and looks. They asked me to read it again the next day :)

A must have book for your classroom of all ages!

-Callie

As a former preschool teacher, I found myself deeply resonating with this story. Over the years, I’ve had boys in my classroom who proudly sported painted nails, and I always cherished the moment when they embraced their individuality. This is an experience that needs more normalization.

One of the most impactful parts of the book comes from Finnigan's sister, who imparts a powerful lesson that I’ve found myself reflecting on daily. In a world where kids—especially boys—can feel pressure to conform, her words are a beautiful reminder of true happiness: “To be truly happy is to be truly you. What matters most is what you think of you.”

-Nolan