Dr. Barbara Mullins is a native of Hopkinsville, Kentucky. She is a graduate of Western Kentucky University in Bowling Green, Kentucky, receiving a B. A. in English and Psychology and an M. A. in Educational Counseling and later earning an Ed. D. in Educational Administration from Tennessee State University. She is married and has one daughter.
Books have always been a part of Barbara Mullins’ life. As a child, she read books and magazines at home. Then she began reading books from her school library and discovered just how exciting it felt to read a good book. Her love for writing began when she was in college. While her peers dreaded writing papers for class, she actually enjoyed it. As a young adult, she wrote poetry and essays and sometimes took notes for future novels she intended to write. It wasn’t until retirement after thirty years as an educator that her long-time goal of becoming a writer came to fruition. Retiring in 2016, Barbara began writing her first book, Be Kind and Play Nice.
Be Kind and Play Nice, published in 2018, was written to discourage bullying and other inappropriate behaviors. Barbara’s career as an educator is significant to the content of her book. As an educator, she was aware of the increase in bullying and other disciplinary issues in schools, both locally and nationally. Be Kind and Play Nice was written in response to those issues. She has done speaking and reading engagements such as Read Across America; participated in book fairs, career day events, National Bullying Month events, Black History programs; and attended book signings at local churches and community organizations.
It is easier to build strong children than to repair broken adults.