Born in Indonesia, Arleen is a working mother of two. She has a teenage daughter and a younger son. Arleen started writing children books in 2004. At that time, she found it quite challenging to find good children books at affordable prices in Jakarta.
"Ada lomba pidato di sekolah. Aku ingin ikut, tetapi kalau aku kalah dan ditertawakan teman-teman bagaimana? Mana yang harus aku pilih? Tetap percaya diri dan ikut lomba? Atau rendah diri dan tak usah ikut lomba sekalian?