Tato autorka a ilustrátorka se zaměřuje na témata pomoci sousedům a komunitě, která se objevila ve známých pořadech a divadelních inscenacích. Její díla ukazují dětem, že mohou ovlivnit svět kolem sebe a že nejsou bezmocné. Její osobitý styl a působivé příběhy zanechávají v čtenářích silný dojem.
Here?s the heartwarming, true story of the cat who risked her life to save her five kittens from a burning building. Written for very young readers, The Bravest Cat! follows the feline family?s recovery and their eventual adoptions into loving homes.
Right in the middle of Marcy's city block is a littered vacant lot. Then one day she has a wonderful idea that not only improves the useless lot but her entire neighborhood as well. "DiSalvo-Ryan's warm text is enhanced by her soft pencil-and-watercolor illustrations depicting a diverse neighborhood drawn together by a community project."--Booklist.