My Sister Beth''s Pink Birthday: A Story About Sibling Relationships

About Marlene L. Szymona

Marlene L. Szymona PhD has been telling stories since she was a little girl. Now retired she decided to take her friends' and colleagues' suggestion to finally write and publish some of these stories. Based on an actual event this is her first children's book.Dr. Szymona was born in New Jersey and spent much of her adult life in Boston then North Carolina. She received her doctorate in Curriculum and Instruction from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. She has taught professional writing and composition at a number of universities including North Carolina State University.She recently moved to the St. Petersburg area where she writes reads walks on the beach and enjoys local theater and music.Christine Battuz obtained a Master of Arts degree from l'Ecole de Beaux Arts de Perugia in Italy. Her delightful illustrations can be found in about forty children's books and magazines.