Geraldine V. Oades-Sese, Ph.D., is a licensed child psychologist in New Jersey. Prior to private practice, she was the Associate Director for the Institute of the Study of Child Development at Rutgers University RWJ Medical School and a faculty member at Rutgers Graduate School of Applied and Professional Psychology. She served as an advisor to Sesame Workshop and WNET Thirteen PBS Kids. Her research and publications have focused on building resilience in children. This is her first picture book. She is an avid birder and Sherlockian, and enjoys her flower garden.