Atara Twersky

Atara Twersky is an attorney who lives in New York City with her husband and three children. She was inspired to write the Curlee Girlee series by her youngest daughter, whose own hair made her feel different—not in a good way. Atara hopes her books will inspire girls everywhere to love the things about themselves that make them unique.

Atara loves fashion, swimming, skiing, and relaxing with her husband and children. She loves water parks and roller coasters, and sometimes laughs so hard that her kids think she is having more fun than they are! Atara’s favorite poem is “If” by Rudyard Kipling. She has been reciting it from memory since she was ten years old.

The thing that surprised Atara most as she began writing the Curlee Girlee books was how naturally the words came to her. The first story had been brewing in her head for years—ever since her daughter was a curly-headed toddler—and as her children grow and change, she finds herself thinking of many more stories to tell. Atara is equally surprised by how much her children love and relate to her books, and how proud they are of her for completing them. Recently, her eleven-year-old son said, “Mommy, you were a lawyer and then one day you decided to be a writer. Now, everybody is reading your books! You’ve taught me that if I want to do something, I should just do it.”