Kelly Anne Manuel is a children's book author who released an astonishing 31 books - one for each day of the month - to give kids an array of positive messages. An eternal optimism who has been called "the good kind of contagious", Manuel has a unique voice that children respond to because of her own actively vibrant inner child. Her books are available in four series: The Essentials Series, The Rainbow's End Series, The Classics, and the My Name is Series. In addition to being a self-described "uncommon author" since she didn't set out to write children's books,  but happily took the path life intended her, she is also a mother to an artist. Kelly Anne Manuel grew up on New York's Long Island and earned a BA Degree in Telecommunications with a major in Marketing and minor in Spanish from Indiana University. Today she resides in fort Mill, South Carolina with her beloved pup, Teddy Roosevelt.