Mrs. D. (Olga D'Agostino), is an award-winning children's author (recipient of multiple Mom's Choice Awards, Beverly Hills Book Awards, and International Readers' Favorite Awards). She grew up in western Ukraine as the daughter of a forest ranger. Inspired by the beauty of nature, she loved to write stories and poems in her native language and dreamed of becoming a writer. She finished Lviv business college and in 1992 immigrated to the United States with her two small daughters. In 2011 she started to pursue her childhood dreams, among them writing books for children. Her illustrated children's books include The Trees Have Hearts, Good Morning, World!, The City Kittens and the Old House Cat, Runaway Clothes, and The Royal Palm. She speaks several languages fluently and loves reading, writing, gardening, and traveling. She lives in Smithville, NJ, with her husband, Patrick. They have four children and four grandchildren. Her unpredictable calico cat, Nyda, was the inspiration for many of her stories. Her books are available in print on Amazon and Barnes & Noble, and as e-books for most popular e-devices. For updates on Mrs. D.'s books, please visit www.mrsdbooks.net or email olga@mrsdbooks.com