Caron Levis enjoys work­ing with kids, using dra­ma and writ­ing to devel­op social, emo­tion­al, and lit­er­a­cy skills. She was inspired to write Ida, Always by the brave stu­dents, teach­ers, and par­ents she met dur­ing vis­its with her first book, Stuck with the Blooz. She is an MSW can­di­date at Hunter Col­lege, with an MFA in cre­ative writ­ing from the New School, where she now teach­es. She lives in New York City. 

Spe­cial author pro­grams cre­at­ed for Ida, Always include Bear Emo­tions (kids pre‑K & up) and the new Words-For-Loss com­mu­ni­ca­tion work­shop for Care­givers and Edu­ca­tors. All pro­grams explore both the writ­ing process and emo­tion­al lit­er­a­cy through prac­ti­cal and play­ful activities.