Author of the I Want to Be . series and The Art of Making Friends , Mary Anastasiou is a self-confessed chocoholic, pluviophile and lover of fall things Halloween, especially vampires and ghosts. When she's not writing books of her own, Mary uses her design experience to create picture books for various Australian publishers. With her heart firmly planted in kid lit, Mary writes books that she hopes will engage, inspire and empower little people on their journey to becoming big people.