Shawn Alyne Strannigan

Background

Shawn Alyne Strannigan was born on June 18, 1956, in Topeka, Kansas, United States. She is a daughter of Daniel B. Hurley, a financial consultant, and Barbara (Thurow) Hurley.

Education

Shawn attended San Jose Christian College.

Career

Shawn began writing and journaling, when she discovered, that her first child, named Jonah, was autistic. Some time later after Jonah's death in a car accident in 1984, Strannigan began writing articles on handling grief, which she published in different magazines.

Later, Shawn attended a writers’ conference and took a workshop on writing children’s books. It was after that conference, that she came up with the idea to write her first book "Someday We’ll Play in Heaven", a story about the way her three-year-old daughter coped with the loss of her brother Jonah. Later, Shawn wrote a series, which includes such books, as "One Thing Never Changes", "A Sweater for Candyce" and "Daddy's Old Robe".

Achievements

• Shawn Alyne Strannigan gained prominence for her books, such as "Someday We’ll Play in Heaven", "One Thing Never Changes", "A Sweater for Candyce" and "Daddy's Old Robe".

Works

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  • Daddy's Old Robe

    (These gently told stories help assure children, that they...)

    1995
  • Sweater for Candyce

    (This story helps kids learn how to adjust to a new baby i...)

    1995
  • One Thing Never Changes

    (This is a book on moving for children.)

    1995
  • Someday We'll Play in Heaven 1995

Personality

Shawn is fond of writing worship music and playing the guitar and banjo.

Interests

• Fishing

• Sport & Clubs

  Hiking

Connections

Shawn married Greg Strannigan, a pastor, on June 3, 1977. Their marriage produced four children — Jonah (died in a car accident in 1984, at the age of four), Lindsay, Danielle and Candyce.

Father:

Daniel B. Hurley

Mother:

Barbara (Thurow) Hurley

child:

Jonah Strannigan

child:

Lindsay Strannigan

child:

Danielle Strannigan

child:

Candyce Strannigan

husband:

Greg Strannigan