Ilett O'Connor has been a social studies teacher in the New York City public school system for over twenty years. She earned a Bachelor of Arts Degree from Brooklyn College in Sociology, a Master's Degree in Education from Adelphi University and a Doctoral Degree in Literacy from Hofstra University. Ms. O'Connor is listed in America's Who's Who in American Teachers and is the author of many Children's books including, Kodiak Bear's Day of Adventure, Natie and the Unconquerable Sheila, How Bear Lost His Tail and The Tale of the Triangle, The Square and The Circle. She is also the author of three novels: The Bunco Ladies, Bent But Not Broken and A First Collection of Short Stories. Seesaw is her fourth novel.