Whitman, Sylvia

Sylvia Whitman, a writer and educator, has published a slew of articles and a handful of children's history books as well as a picture book, "Under the Ramadan Moon". A folklore and mythology major in college, she has always liked proverbs, particularly this one: "A book is a garden carried in the pocket." She lives with her husband and two kids in Arlington, Virginia. Visit her at SylviaWhitmanBooks.com.