Diane Namm is the author of more than 65 books for children and young adults. Her writing includes numerous adaptations of classics for Union Square & Co (formerly Sterling Publishing): Five Little Peppers and How they Grew, Greek Myths, Roman Myths, and The Phantom of the Opera in the Classic Starts® series; Dr. Doolittle and Rudyard Kipling tales in the Easy Reader Classics series; a collection of retold fairy tales in the Silver Penny Stories series; early-reader joke books for the Laugh-A-Long series, and many more. Namm is also an accomplished playwright, screenwriter, director, producer, and filmmaker. She's the founder of West of Broadway(TM), a theater company dedicated to promoting literacy and adapting classics for an interactive theater experience, e. g. , Mrs. Scrooge the Musical, Bunny Tales Episode IV: the Bunny Wars, and Huck, as well as founder of Lady of the Canyon LLC, a production company known for award-winning films and TV projects like "Finding Hope," "The Sacrifice," "Telemafia," and "Sasa." A member of the Authors Guild, the Dramatists Guild, and Women in Film, Namm continually seeks new ways to engage with her audiences. For more about Diane, please visit www. dianenamm. com and www. ladyofthecanyon. com.