Quote of the day
The basis of tragedy is man's helplessness against disease, war and death; the basis of comedy is man's helplessness against vanity (the vanity of love, greed, lust, power).
Lauren Tarshis

Born: November 23, 1963 (age 61)
Bio: Lauren Tarshis is an author of children's books, with several series of fiction and historical works found in thousands of libraries and translated into several languages. She is also the editor of Storyworks magazine.
Known for:
- I Survived the Shark Attacks of 1916 (2010)
- I Survived Hurricane Katrina, 2005 (2011)
- The Japanese Tsunami, 2011 (2013)
- I Survived the Battle of Gettysburg, 1863 (2013)
- Emma-Jean Lazarus Fell Out of a Tree (2007)