Zev Lewinson has that spunky fire that never backs down from tough truths or big swings. His pen is his sword and he wields it like a true Samurai warrior who sharpened his skills at his alma mater (Johns Hopkins). His real school was an ACE childhood, the streets of Newark, family drama, and clawing back from near-homelessness after he filed for divorce (wrote a novel about that too!). Through it all he never lost his sense of humor and he writes like he lives: bold, unapologetic, while mixing adorable books for kids with deep adult stuff pulled straight out of his chaotic life. Zev pulls phrases and drama from his past with razor-sharp artistic precision with his Sword-Pen (hence the name SwordPen Publishers), swinging wild at times and without hesitation, but always with incredible clean strokes. Publishers, parents, librarians, and teachers rave about his books (Kirkus also awarded him in 2017 for 100 Top Children's stories). Lewinson has a knack for creative writing that is all heart, guts, and love. Children refuse to let him leave when he does library readings.

And their parents are amazed at this soft-spoken author who lives as loud (and funny!) on the page as he does off it.