Mary Ann Vitale is a bilingual, award-winning author of children's books. Her first published book for children, "The Water Lily Fairy" is the winner of the 2013 YATR Literary Awards Best Children's Book. Her recent book, "The Street Where the Dollar Tree Grew" is the winner of the LSOR Reviewers Choice Awards. She is married and has three grown children. She loves spending quality time with her eight grandchildren, teaching them the wonderful traditions she learned from her heritage. Mary Ann never dreamed of writing children's books. The language barrier was a challenge to her writing career...