Caterina Tolitano and her family have decided to immigrant to America from Calabria, Italy. Caterina's father, Antonio, has heard that America is the land of opportunity and the streets are paved with gold! Caterina leaves her beautiful town on a voyage to America. In America, life doesn't get easier... but Caterina is up for the challenge!

For over 20 years, Anna Jeanine Alexander has helped people heal, first as a therapist in the addictions field, then as a certified charter Healing Codes coach, a certified holistic health practitioner and a certified spiritual mentor. Her work helps mystics and healers identify what is keeping them stuck in neutral so they can heal it, get out of their own way and create the lives that are waiting for them. She lives in Georgia, which means lots of sunshine and almost never having to wear a coat.

 

About the Author

 

Maryann Pisano is an author and journalist, publishing her first novel at the age of 15. She is a freelance reporter for several publications. Pisano is the founder of an online lifestyle magazine entitled Emme Magazine. She has interviewed a wide range of fascinating people from Olympic gold medalists, reality stars, authors, directors, and actors. For the future, she hopes to pen more books about her grandparents and the Italian-American experience. Pisano graduated from Dominican University in 2010 with a degree in journalism and a minor in English.

 

About the Artist Behind the Adaptions

 

Lisa Lucchese is the talented artist behind the illustrations for this book. Her love of art began when she was a little girl, and grew throughout the years. Lucchese attended Loyola University of Chicago for her undergraduate degree where she received the Smith Scholarship. She attended The Art Institute of Chicago for her Master's Degree. Being the illustrator for a children's book has been a lifelong dream.

 

About the Illustrator

 

Jennise Conley has an undergraduate degree in social science education, a master’s degree in educational psychology, and is currently working on her PhD in psychology with an emphasis on cognition and instruction. As the founder of the Energy and Sciences Education Initiative (ESEI), her focus is on promoting brained-based learning practices to create and reinvent education programs both at home and at school. A neuro-educational specialist, she has written many learning books including Science Guru Sudoku and A Fish, a Frog, and a Gnome, believing an innovative mind is only as limitless and creative as the lifetime of influences it endures and attends. Her most recent picture book, I Think There’s a Monster Under My Bed! was created to encourage parents and children to learn, laugh, play, and enjoy their time together. The author lives with her husband in Arizona.