She will read from from her book "What Would You Do If A Kangaroo ..." at our 11 a.m. Storytime and then will be available to sign her book from noon to 2 p.m. with the other eight authors who are attending. "What Would You Do If A Kangaroo ..." is a collection of her children's poems and published by the Oklahoma Heritage Association.
LaDonna has published three other books: "Leaves in the Wind" about growing up in rural Oklahoma; "Angel Hugs," a book of devotional readings; and "Angel Hugs for Cancer Patients," a book of encouraging meditations for persons suffering from cancer.
She grew up on a farm overlooking the Cimarron River in Kingfisher County, and attended school in the small town of Loyal, formerly named Kiel by the German immigrants who lived there.
She attended Oklahoma City University where she studied piano with Dr. Clarence Burg, wrote for the campus newspaper, and was named Homecoming Queen for the OCU Chiefs basketball team. During college, she also earned the titles of Oklahoma Maid of Cotton and Miss Oklahoma.
She returned to Kingfisher with her husband William J. Gooden and raised her four children: Mark, Lori, John and Joe. She was the organist at the First Christian Church for more than 20 years. In 1976, she and piano duo partner Ellen Jayne Wheeler performed at the Kennedy Center during America's Bicentennial Celebration.
In the early '80s, she return to OCU as alumni director. She met and then married Herman Meinders in 1986.
On Saturday, she will join William Bernhardt, Cheri Fuller, Ron J. Jackson Jr. and five other authors who will be signing their books from noon to 2 p.m. Go to bestofbooksok.com for the complete details.
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