Ilana is an author, a play­wright, and a stage direc­tor. Shi­ra the Singing Pup­py is her debut pic­ture book. Ilana is the founder of Shalom Writ­ers cri­tique group. When she’s not writ­ing or direct­ing, Ilana loves to read, paint, trav­el with her fam­i­ly, and play with her dog, Mitzi.