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Marlene created the Project Play book series to inspire children to play backyard and nostalgic games. The idea began as she watched her own children’s lives get swallowed up in scheduled activities. Growing up in a small town in Wisconsin, her childhood was filled with neighborhood kids and backyard games. The Project Play stories teach children and their families through example and give them rules information on how to play traditional games with their friends.

After working in advertising for over 20 years, Marlene believes creativity is an important life skill that is learned over time. She founded Celtic, an advertising agency, in 1992 and used her creative talents to write the stories of the Edgebrook gang playing backyard games. She hopes the books will inspire families to value free time creativity and feel good, not guilty, about their kids just playing in the backyard.

Marlene lives in Chicago with her husband Brian, two children, Matthew and Maggie and dog, Murphy. She is President of Celtic Marketing Inc.

Marlene created the Project Play book series to inspire children to play backyard and nostalgic games. The idea began as she watched her own children’s lives get swallowed up in scheduled activities. Growing up in a small town in Wisconsin, her childhood was filled with neighborhood kids and backyard games. The Project Play stories teach children and their families through example and give t... More