About the Author: Osanna lives in Sonoma County California with her husband Joe. They both enjoy yoga, hiking, sailing and cooking. Osanna has been involved in voluntary works, working with children from different settings. She has taught pre-school age children in a Montessori setting. She also admires the philosophy of Maria Montessori and her approach to the young child. Osanna's great passion is working with young children. She and her husband home schooled their two children, both of whom earned graduate level degrees. Adding to her unlimited passion she also enjoys constructing and hand