Brenda Stein Dzaldov is a school administrator who has worked for more than 20 years as a classroom teacher, educational consultant, and teacher mentor. A lecturer at OISE–University of Toronto, Brenda is the author of numerous children's books and has published many articles on student literacy learning. Brenda's research interests include children's literature, texts for literacy instruction, multiliteracies, and finding new ways to engage learners using 21st-century pedagogies. Brenda lives in Toronto.