Judith Allen Hartman

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JUDITH HARTMAN is an Early Childhood Specialist and Educator. She helped develop the program DAP, Developmentally Appropriate Practices, and was a Mentor for the State of California for six years. ...view moreJUDITH HARTMAN is an Early Childhood Specialist and Educator. She helped develop the program DAP, Developmentally Appropriate Practices, and was a Mentor for the State of California for six years. She mentored teachers, parents and principals in developmentally appropriate practices. She also, developed the first “Open Classroom” in Children’s Centers. Her Administrative career includes being a Site Manager for Children’s Centers and Substitute principal in Elementary School. She lives with her husband on Mt. Tamalpais, in Marin County and spends vacation time in Lake Tahoe with family and friends. As a k-3rd Early Childhood Specialist and Elementary School Teacher, she has read stories for many years to boys and girls.Through her love of reading and writing, she has encouraged many students to write and illustrate their own stories. She has a married daughter, Heidi, and four grandchildren. She enjoys reading to her three granddaughters, Hailey, Natalie and Bridget and to her grandson, William. Her grandchildren are the illustrators of the brightly colored book, UPSIDE DOWN HARRY!view less