Ann Berlak, a teacher and teacher educator for over fifty years, envisions schools as places where children learn to become active, caring participants in the creation of a world that works for everyone.  Keenly aware of the paucity of books that spark critical thinking about the social and political forces that affect children’s daily lives, Ann decided to write one herself.

Now retired, Ann continues to advocate for children’s literature that challenges a conventional paradigm and dares to imagine a world that is just, nurturing and at peace.