I hand-wrote my first children's book, "Bacteria Galore by Sunday at Four" when I was 23 years old. 

 

Twenty years later, Tel Aviv University published the hardcover version of my book on bacteria in Hebrew, אמילי ראתה דלת, illustrated by Tali Niv-Dolinsky. 

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For many years, my writing career was on a back burner while I became a scientist, inventor, and later a jazz musician and a singer. I enjoyed each of these careers, but these days I am fully committed to my children's writing.

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I keep busy:

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• Writing and revising new stories (under the mentorship of the incredible Harold Underdown)
   

• Helping picture book authors at the beginning of their careers
   

• Giving talks, lectures and webinars about the creative process and the importance of creating dummy books
   

• Interviewing prominent authors, editors, publishers, agents, and illustrators for my weekly video/podcast for the New Books Network (NBN)