Shy Spaghetti and Excited Eggs

Marc Nemiroff is a psychologist in Maryland.  He earned his doctorate at Catholic University and is a graduate from a three-year writing program offered by New Directions in Writing from the Washington Center for Psychoanalysis.  He has held faculty positions at the Washington School of Psychiatry, George Washington University Doctor of Psychology Program, and he was a long-time adviser to the Children's Book Division of American Psychological Association.  He served as Consultant to The Reginald S. Lourie Center for Infants and Young Children. He is the author of of many books for children including Shy Spaghetti and Excited Eggs and Sometimes I'm Scared.  Visit Dr. Nemiroff at www.marcnemiroff.com. Jane Annunziata, PsyD, is a clinical psychologist with a private practice specializing in children and families in McLean, Virginia. Dr. Annunziata taught and supervised at multiple universities. As a writer, she has contributed parent guidance sections to many children’s books on such varied topics as shyness, parental depression, ambivalence, and a new baby in the family. She is the author of of many books for children including Shy Spaghetti and Excited Eggs and Sometimes I'm Scared.  Christine Battuz was born in France and currently residing in Bromont, Quebec, Canada. She studied in Italy and received her Masters of Fine Arts at the Academy of Fine Arts of Perugia. She has illustrated over sixty children books, including Marvelous Maravilloso, My Sister Beth's Pink Birthday, and Shy Spaghetti and Excited Eggs. Her work appears in educational books, magazines, toys and toys packaging. She teaches art to adults and children of all ages.