Ani­ta earned an MFA in Writ­ing for Chil­dren and Young Adults from the Ver­mont Col­lege of Fine Arts. She’s cre­at­ed pic­ture-book work­shops for kids of all ages, rang­ing from sec­ond graders to high school stu­dents. The Top­sy-Turvy Bus is her debut chil­dren’s book.