Award winning children's author Diane Z. Shore says that her short attention span, limited vocabulary, and immaturity prepared her well to be a children's writer. As a child she loved Amelia Bedelia, preferred Goofus over Gallant, and still looks for the hidden pictures when visiting the dentist. (It's embarrassing when you have to fight a five year old for Highlights.) Her new beginning reader, HOW TO DRIVE YOUR SISTER CRAZY, is a lot like "Fun with Dick and Jane," except… it's fun. She thinks Dick would have been much more exciting if he would have just lightened up, and maybe had a rubber snake instead of Spot for a pet.

Her work has been published in a variety of magazines including Highlights for Children, Cricket, Spider, Ladybug, Humpty Dumpty, Jack & Jill, Turtle, Children's Playmate, Boys' Quest and various teaching magazines.

She lives in Marietta, Georgia with her husband and two children, Jennifer and Sam. Scampering about the house are Skruffy, a Jack Russel Terrier who holds the record for most bad hair days, and Punkin' an orange tabby.

A full time author and read-aloud advocate, Diane travels all across the US inspiring kids to read with her lively "A-Rockin' and A-Readin'!" and "Poetry Party!" presentations!