Charles TempleCharles Temple teaches children's literature, storytelling, writing for children, and international education at Hobart & William Smith Colleges in upstate New York. He is active in the International Literacy Association, the National Storytelling Nework, the Society of Children's BOOKWRITERS and Illustrators, and the Comparative and International Education Society. Besides works for children, he has co-authored many books in the literacy and children's literature fields. He promotes children's book development and teaching for critical thinking in many countries AROUND THE WORLD, currently in Liberia, Sierra Leone, and Tanzania. HE lives with his wife Codruta Temple in Geneva, New York. They have five children, two grandchildren, and a spirited Springer Spaniel named Jackie. Read More Read Less