Terrilyn S. Alexander is a wife, mother, and author who lives in Illinois with her husband, a retired fire lieutenant and certified nutritionist. Her passion for storytelling began early, inspired by her mother, who instilled in her and her siblings the importance of reading and writing from a young age. Terrilyn often read her own stories to her family when she was a child, and her love for creative expression has remained a constant throughout her life. The idea for I Want to Be a Dolphin came after watching a dolphin documentary with her 8-year-old son, Ausar, who later told her, “Mom, I want to be a dolphin.” That moment sparked the story, which she began writing while cooking, ...