From Drs. Seuss and Doolittle, to Little Women to John Steinbeck, the love affair with reading continues. Joan has taught school, been a fulltime parent to four sons practiced as a Marriage and Family Therapist and now her joy of reading has expanded to include writing. As a therapist, Joan became interested in bullying – physical and emotional. She created an anger management program used in local schools. Combining the joy of books with her interest as a therapist in reducing childhood bullying and violence, the idea of the Read to Me – Talk to Me series of books began.