Craig W BeresinCraig is a bibliophile and make children smile-a'phile who lives in Manhattan with his family. When not making up silly zany characters for his adorable daughters - 9 year old Missy and 4 year old Mabel Grace, Craig is a full-time finance professiona who advises and manages money for families and institutions. I am grateful to all those who have helped me bring to life my first of what I hope to be many fun books. I am a first-time author but long time lover of books of all kinds. I am grateful to the many authors who have influenced me - to name a few - Mikhail Bulgakov, Dr. Seuss, Herve Tulles, Haruki Murakami, Mo Williams, Maurice Sendak, Margaret Wise Brown and Clement Hurd, Eric Carle and the fabulous Sandra Boynton. Please take no offense the countless amazing authors that I did not mention. Read More Read Less