I Am the Tree is Kelly’s debut children's book inspired by actual events that took place while she was retreating in nature.

Kelly was a storyteller from the moment she could talk. She spun stories in rhymes and songs about the adventures of her family as they traveled the United States.  She loves getting lost in another world, another time, and another dimension. Her favorite bedtime stories as a child, and inspiration to write, came from Shel Silverstein, J. R. R. Tolkien, Beverly Cleary, and Maurice Sendak.”