Danielle Smith-Llera

Danielle Smith-Llera enjoys stories about Poseidon because she grew up near the ocean in Virginia. She loved reading D'Aulaires' Book of Greek Myths in elementary school. Later, characters from Greek myths appeared in the poems and stories she studied while a literature student at Harvard University. As an art student in Italy, she saw sculptures and paintings of the Greek gods, but with Roman names. She has also written books for children on several other topics, including teen life and...See more

Danielle Smith-Llera enjoys stories about Poseidon because she grew up near the ocean in Virginia. She loved reading D'Aulaires' Book of Greek Myths in elementary school. Later, characters from Greek myths appeared in the poems and stories she studied while a literature student at Harvard University. As an art student in Italy, she saw sculptures and paintings of the Greek gods, but with Roman names. She has also written books for children on several other topics, including teen life and history. See less