Rinat Hadad Siegel was born in Israel to a Jewish Mizrahi family and raised with much appreciated freedom among beautiful sand dunes.  Writing and teaching have always been a part of her life. One of Rinat's first poems was published in a leading Israeli children’s magazine when she was nine, and she has not stopped writing since.Education and ClassesFilling the Writer's Toolbox with Editor Emma Dryden by the Highlights Foundation, 2021The stories we tell, workshop led by Heidi Stemple and organized by the Highlights Foundation and sponsored by PJ Library and NuRoots, 2021The craft & business of writing children's picture books led by Dr. Mira Reisbergsbrg and Rachael Stein, 2019Writing for children, online class led by Steve Alcorn, 2019American Jewish University, M.A.Ed. and Bachelor of Literature, 2009Ben Gurion University, Beer-Sheva, Israel, B.S. Biology, 2003