Beverly Mach Geller, a graduate of syracuse University School of Nursing, earned a BA in English from Rutgers University and an MA from The College of New Jersey. Her Poems, several of which won awards, have been published in many literary journals. Other picture books include The Shalom Zachar at Nachum-s House, The Upsherin: Ephraim''s First Haircut, The Mitzvah Girl, and The Mystery of the MIssing Pitom. She lives in Hightstown, NJ with her husband,Sam.