Ellen Mayer is a children’s book author and early literacy educator who works with diverse families and young children. For many years she was a researcher at Harvard’s Graduate School of Education. She is also a brand-new grandma! Ellen creates picture books for young children – and the grown-ups who read to them. Her Small Talk Books® picture book collection, published by Star Bright Books, is fun for little ones and at the same time helps adults learn ways to build the language of babies and young children. Ellen has also collaborated with the award-winning South African author Sindiwe Magona, to write a book for parents and older children, BOOKS ‘N BRICKS AT MANYANO SCHOOL. Visit Ellen at www.ellenmayerbooks.com or @ellenmayerbooks on twitter.