Susan B. Katz, NBCT is an award-winning, bestselling, Spanish-bilingual author/illustrator with Scholastic, Simon & Schuster, Penguin Random House, Bala Kids (Shambhala), Barefoot Books, Callisto Media, Capstone, North South, Lerner (Sesame Street series), Little Bee, and Heinemann. She has over 80 published titles. Gaudí: Architect of Imagination (North South) earned a starred review from School Library Journal and Share Your Love (Shambhala) was given a National Parent Product Award. Her book, The Story of Ruth Bader Ginsburg, hit #18 on Amazon’s overall Bestseller List as well as #9 in children’s books. Meditation Station, a picture book about trains and mindfulness, won the 2020 International Book Award for Best Mind/Body/Spirit Children’s Book and was selected as an Amazon Editors’ Pick for Best Non-Fiction Book for Kids. Ms. Katz also earned the 2012 Moonbeam Gold Award for Best Picture Book in celebration of My Mama Earth. For the past 30 years, Ms. Katz worked as a bilingual elementary educator, National Board Certified Teacher, and literacy specialist. She is a frequent keynote speaker and workshop presenter who many teachers have heralded as presenting “the best author assembly they’ve ever had.” Susan creates engaging and inspirational presentations using multimedia, songs, puppets, and props (grades K-2) and hands-on, minds-on writer’s workshops, standards-based assemblies, and critique groups for grades 3-8.