Olitch, Lorna

Lorna never had children of her own but that didn't seem to stymie her inborn talent to connect with kids through play and storytelling. As a nanny to at least three children under the age of 4 years old, she developed a simple writing style that kept them deeply engaged in the subject she wanted them to focus on. Her own interest in the tragedy of the Titanic story started when she first saw the classic movie 'A Night to Remember' back in the 1960's. In this book she chose to focus on one of the non-humans aboard the ill-fated ship. A black Newfoundland dog named Rigel. Lorna has a long histo...