Noah, Junior Ranger

Noah’s going to overnight camp! For an entire week! Tag along as Noah meets new kids, makes new friends, and does things he’s never done before. Scary? Maybe. But as Noah says, “If I don’t try, then how can I know? How great I can be, or how far I can go.” And THAT’S a lesson we can all learn!

Phyllis Leyden-Alexander is an author, entrepreneur, and Noah’s grandmother, whose life adventures are captured in the children’s book series, “Adventures in Noahland.” The books help reduce the discomfort some students and adults may feel around kids who are different from themselves due to disability. Phyllis brings passion and first-hand experience (even rapping and singing country music!)  to convey ‘different doesn’t mean less than’ when speaking with school-age children, students with an early childhood education major, and educators. Her books have also been used by universities in developing lesson plans and strategies for general early education instruction. 

Association with Camp ASCCA, a nationally recognized Easter Seals camp, and the Birmingham Civil Rights Institute (BCRI), a part of the National Park Service, help extend Phyllis’ reach in bringing awareness to the history of disability.

A NYC native, Phyllis now resides in Pittsburgh, PA with husband Louis. Together they share 5 children and six incredibly perfect grandchildren, of whom Noah is the youngest.

Clint Smith was born and raised in Atlanta, Georgia. He grew up on a steady diet of comic books and cartoons and went to Georgia Tech where he earned a degree in Industrial Design.

He currently lives with his wife, 2 children, 3 dogs, and 1 mean cat in sunny Portland, Oregon and works as an IT Manager to pay for cat food while also freelancing in Graphic Design and Illustration