Rhona Silverbush

Putting her eclectic background to good use, Rhona wears many hats throughout the course of any given day. She studied psychology and theatre at Brandeis University and holds a Juris Doctor from Boston College Law School. After practicing immigration law, primarily representing asylum seekers, she returned to her first loves, writing and theatre. Rhona is the co-author with Sami Plotkin of "Speak the Speech! Shakespeare’s Monologues Illuminated" (Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2002, called "a fabulous book, gloriously packed with information" by Sir Derek Jacobi) and has taught theatre to all age groups from tots to adults, currently coaching actors in Shakespeare. She wrote "‘wichcraft: craft a sandwich into a meal–and a meal into a sandwich" with chefs Tom Colicchio and Sisha Ortuzar (Clarkson Potter, 2009). And she is the co-author with Carol Zeavin of the "Terrific Toddlers" series of books -- six books so far and counting -- hailed as groundbreaking by toddler development experts, sought after by early childhood initiatives and given the seal of approval by the American Psychological Association (Magination Press, 2018 and 2020). Rhona has taught at Columbia University Teachers College, and is also a freelance writer and editor, a consultant for families of children and teens with learning differences and special needs, a tutor, and a smitten parent and step-parent.