Children's Book Academy Director, Dr. Mira Reisberg, is a multi-published, award-winning children’s book illustrator and author whose books have sold over 600,000 copies.

She has helped and continues to help many children’s book writers and illustrators get published.

Mira has worked as an editor, art director, designer, university professor teaching kid lit writing and illustration, as well as a literary agent.

She has a PhD in Education and Cultural Studies with a focus on kid lit.