Smadar ElulSmadar Elul is a mother of five from Israel. Writing stories was not a part of her plan; it happened, as she says, "by mistake."After many years of employment, Smadar became a stay-at-home mom. That gave her extra playtime with her children. On one o those occasions, she invented a card game to play with her kids. The game was so much fun that she decided to market it to toy manufacturers.In the process of writing the game instructions, she noticed it sounded more like a short story. She put the card game on hold, and shortly after that, the first Octo Bunch adventure was written, and it took off from there.As a mother, Smadar loves to create fun adventures that also teach and reinforce key values. Each Octo Bunch adventure includes an important lesson for little readers.Smadar illustrates all of her books with adorable, colorful, and funny characters kids can relate to and enjoy.www.the-octo-bunch.com Read More Read Less