Check it out. Roxie Poe, of Decatur, illustrated “King Neptune’s Rodeo at MiMi’s Marine Arena,” and it’s now for sale at blurb.com.

The book, written by Betty Ann Davis, is a 42-page, hardcover storybook. You can view several pages of this whimsical story and order it here.  It takes a few seconds to load, so be patient!

Roxie is a longtime friend who teaches art and art history at Northwest High School. Current and former Alvord Bulldogs may remember her teaching English and art at AHS in the 1990s. When she’s not teaching, she is actually creating artwork and spent her summer working on the King Neptune illustrations.

She also paints and makes pottery  and sells her work at Main Street Home and Gardens in Decatur and galleries in the Metroplex.