Fawzia Gilani-Williams was born and raised in Eng­land where she became a teacher. She is the author of many chil­dren’s books and an inter­na­tion­al edu­ca­tion­al con­sul­tant with a PhD in chil­dren’s lit­er­a­ture and char­ac­ter devel­op­ment. She is a Glob­al Rep­re­sen­ta­tive for the Inter­na­tion­al Pos­i­tive Edu­ca­tion Net­work and works for the Abu Dhabi Edu­ca­tion Coun­cil. She spends her time in the Unit­ed Arab Emi­rates, Ohio, and Eng­land with her daugh­ter and husband.