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Donivee Martin Laird grew up in Hawaii, the daughter of a sugar plantation manager, where she lived on each of Hawaii’s major islands. She also lived for several years in Puerto Rico. She is married, the mother of two and grandmother of one.
Donivee was an elementary school teacher in Hawaii for 25 years. She began writing children's stories in 1980 to provide a literature component for a unit on Hawaii she was creating.
In 1981 Laird and illustrator Carol (Jossem) Johnson formed their own publishing company, Barnaby Books, and launched their book, The Three Little Hawaiian Pigs and the Magic Shark. Five more books followed. Today, over 200, 000 copies of the titles are in print.
Laird’s first three stories have been adapted into a musical for children. The show, entitled “Talking Story” has been performed numerous times in Hawaii.
In 2004 Barnaby Books sold the rights to their books to the Bess Press. Laird’s most recent book, The Magic Shark Learns to Cook, was published by the Bess Press in 2004.

Donivee Martin Laird grew up in Hawaii, the daughter of a sugar plantation manager, where she lived on each of Hawaii’s major islands. She also lived for several years in Puerto Rico. She is married, the mother of two and grandmother of one. Donivee was an elementary school teacher in Hawaii for 25 years. She began writing children's stories in 1980 to provide a literature component for a u... More