Beckwith, Kathy: - "Author Kathy Beckwith has worked in mediation and conflict resolution for 35 years. She uses her little skit called "One Orange Orange" in many of her trainings. That skit has inspired two generations of problem-solvers, and its wisdom and surprise is now re-created in DIDDLYSQUAT. Kathy has trained youth and adult mediators in Oregon and in India. Learn more about her other books, training manuals, and school and community workshops by visiting Kathy's website - www.kathybeckwith.com. Illustrator JoAnn Sims is an educator and peace activist. She enjoys traveling the world. She assisted the country of South Africa in developing a national curriculum that embodies participatory democracy. Her interest in peace includes being director of World Friendship Center, a Japanese peace organization, and building bridges of peace through her painting series, "Under the Same Sky." JoAnn is a prolific landscape artist. This is her first opportunity to illustrate a children's book."