Tovah S. Yavin has published poetry for adults and children in magazines such as Jewish Affairs, Horizons, and The Formalist. She was also honored to receive the Sydney Taylor Manuscript Award from the Association of Jewish Libraries for her middle-grade novel, All-Star Brothers. Mrs. Yavin lives in Columbia, Maryland, with her husband and daughter, while her sons are away at college. Her story Treasure in a Teapot appears in Jewish Detective Stories for Kids and Like Ruth and Naomi appears in Jewish Love Stories for Kids.