Jill Neimark is an author of adult and children's fiction and nonfiction and an award winning science journalist. Her bestselling picture book, The Hugging Tree, has over sixty YouTube read-alouds from parents, teachers and faith leaders worldwide and has been featured on storywalks and in special school initiatives, conferences, and state-wide programs. She is coauthor with bioethicist Stephen Post, PhD, of Why Good Things Happen to Good People, which was awarded the Kama Prize in Medical Humanities. She lives in Georgia and has written for numerous magazines including The Atlantic, Smithsonian, Scientific American and NPR. Visit jillneimark.com or follow her on Facebook and Twitter @jillneimark.