Janice Levy is the award-winning author of twenty children's books. Her childhood dream was to play centerfield for the New York Yankees, but while she waits for the call, she's busy writing more books! Her work has been translated into Spanish, Japanese, Chinese and Italian. Her stories are both fun and educational, making children laugh and think. They are featured in reading programs, classroom coursework and used by mental health professionals and social workers. Janice teaches at Hofstra University, writes adult fiction for literary magazines and anthologies and has won several national writing contests. As a writing coach and editorial consultant, she mentors aspiring - and perspiring writers. Explaining her writing process, she says, "As I write for children, I pretend I am a child. When I write for adults, I am still a child; I now just have bigger parts!" Visit her website at www.janicelevy.com for more details and to order autographed copies of her books.