Margery Cuyler, who celebrates her birthday on December 31st, is the author of more than 30 children's books. She writes and edits from her home in Princeton, where she lives in the family home that dates from 1685. Cuyler graduated from Sarah Lawrence College in 1970 and began her career in children's book editing and publishing. Her first book, Jewish Holidays, was published by Holiday House in 1978. Margery enjoys holiday and seasonal topics for her writing. Her most recent title, Skeleton Hiccups, is about a skeleton who will try any remedy to cure his persistent hiccups. "I think storytelling is an act of love. Children's books are carrying the storytelling for our whole culture, and that is an awesome responsibility." Margery also works as an editorial director for Marshall Cavendish, commuting to the office in Tarrytown, NY several days a week.