The Artist Behind Sunny Me

Deborah Rowe Johnson was born in Joplin, Missouri. She’s an identical twin and grew up in a family of five. When she was 12, her family moved to Temple, Texas, and she has called Texas home ever since.

She has a Bachelor of Science in Exercise Physiology and Health from Texas State University. She is a certified teacher and coach for all levels, K-12, and has spent 27 years teaching, coaching, and helping people get healthy. She taught art in Round Rock ISD, where wellness days and Jump Rope for Heart were part of the school year. She also built a program at Temple College and led its employee wellness program. All of it gave her what she needed for her next chapter: writing and illustrating books of her own.

Deborah’s art came first, and it started with faith. In 2006 she finished her first painting, Christ the Savior, and founded God’s Reflections, Inc. Her mother, Janice Rowe, told her she was meant to spread light through her paintings, and gave the work its name. God’s Reflections is still the home of her original artwork.

Sunny Me® grew out of that same light. Deborah’s books are Sunny Me, I Am Afraid of the Dark, and The Lost Boy. They’re about health, friendship, love, overcoming obstacles, and the miracles of God, and they’re written for children of every background. Many more are on the way.

Deborah and her husband, Toby Johnson, live in Temple. She hopes you’ll join the gang, Sunny Me and Friends, and come along on the adventures.

From Sunny Me to Sunny You, let’s spread sunshine together.