A. B. Curtiss is an award winning author of twelve books, a board-certified cognitive behavioral therapist, diplomate of the board--psychology, certified hypnotist. Her newest children's book, HANNER AND BULLIES is a middle school favorite--one student's ingenious solution to confronting her school bullies woven seamlessly into a fast-moving mystery novel for eight to twelve-year-olds. THE LITTLE CHAPEL THAT STOOD was chosen by the Smithsonian Institution as the feature book for its interactive 9/11 Project. It is considered by reviewers and teacher alike as the best children's book ever written about 9/11. The book was declared a historical artifact by Duquesne University and was the subject of a doctoral thesis by M. B. Kerle. The thesis found that after reading the book, school children talked about 9/11 less in terms of death and destruction, and more in terms of the courage and freedom of the American people. It inspired a New York City School Teacher, to start an organization called Youth USA to advocate the teaching of the U.S. Constitution and America's founding documents in all New York City schools. The book was also read to the jury in the trial of the 20th hijacker,making the point that America has never been a victim, not even on 9/11. On that fateful day, everyone pulled together courageously, people risked their own lives to help strangers down the Tower stairs to safety, small children waved "thank you" signs to passing fireman. Even on 9/11 America was not a victim, it proved itself a great nation--"the land of the free and the home of the brave."DRAGONS GUARD THE ZOO, is a 320 book of read-aloud poetry--weird, witty, zany, and funny poems to laugh at, and longer dramatic poetry so prized by elementary school teachers. Her children's book IN THE COMPANY OF BEARS won a 1994 Benjamin Franklin Award, was featured on a PBS-TV reading enrichment program, appeared on the ABC World of Discovery, was featured in the Border's Books Christmas Catalog and was the best selling children's book of all time in the San Diego Zoo. Other children's books are: HALLELUJAH, A CAT COMES BACK, LEGEND OF THE GIANT PANDA, A TRAIN YOU NEVER SAW. TIME OF THE WILD was highly acclaimed by the children's book editor of Boston Globe and compared to Shel Silverstein's "The Giving Tree." Curtiss' first adult fiction, CHILDREN OF THE GODS, won a 1995 San Diego Book Award. Her psychology book, DEPRESSION IS A CHOICE was published by Hyperion. Her book BRAINSWITCH OUT OF DEPRESSION, winner of a 2006 Best Book Award, further expanded upon directed thinking to create a practical system called brainswitching which can alleviate any kind of depression without drugs. Her books have been translated in 5 languages including Japanese and Russian