Sheryl Ann Karas

Sheryl Karas is a freelance writer and artist. She holds a B.A. in Communications, and has published numerous magazine articles on human rights, women's issues, and children and communication. She has had a lifelong curiosity about the Christmas tree, despite her Jewish family background; this has prompted her to consider the significance of the tree from a multi-cultural perspective. She spent three years intensively researching primary sources for this book.