Rosanne L. Kurstedt has been an educator for over twenty years, supporting learners of all ages. She is the author of several books and professional development guides for teachers, including Teaching Writing with Picture Books as Models and most recently a series entitled 100+ Growth Mindset Comments.

Rosanne is the founder of The Author Experience, a nonprofit organization that partners with schools to build and sustain a culture of literacy-one that inspires a lifelong love and connection to the written word.

Rosanne loves picture books and anything kid lit so she volunteers as the Assistant Regional Advisor for the New Jersey chapter of the Society of Children's Books Writers and Illustrators. She is a brown belt in Tae Kwon Do and lives in New Jersey with her family, including their dog Dorothy (who looks just like Toto).