Wendy ShalitWendy Shalit received her BA in philosophy from Williams College. Her essays on literary and cultural topics have appeared in the The Wall Street Journal, the New York Times, and other publications.

As a child born in Milwaukee, Wisonsin, Wendy loved to make clay figurines and dance in local theater productions. But she was also fascinated by the behavior of other kids. Why were some kind, while others were mean and even made up stories about others?

Today, Wendy and her husband have three children, ranging in age from ten to eighteen. The bedtime story that she used to tell them when they were younger is the book that you are now holding in your hand. Read More Read Less