{"id":241,"date":"2026-10-06T19:27:27","date_gmt":"2026-10-06T19:27:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/demo3.hutchinsonbooks.com\/Dan-Basalone\/?page_id=241"},"modified":"2026-10-13T16:32:17","modified_gmt":"2026-10-13T16:32:17","slug":"author-bio","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/demo3.hutchinsonbooks.com\/Dan-Basalone\/author-bio\/","title":{"rendered":"Author Bio"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"241\" class=\"elementor elementor-241\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fcda41b e-con e-atomic-element e-grid-base e-default-div e-fcda41b-e237502 \" data-id=\"fcda41b\" data-element_type=\"e-grid\" data-e-type=\"e-grid\" data-interaction-id=\"fcda41b\" data-e-type=\"e-grid\" data-id=\"fcda41b\">\n    <div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8d5ded6 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"8d5ded6\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ca3ab42 e-con-full e-transform animated-slow e-flex elementor-invisible e-con e-child\" data-id=\"ca3ab42\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_transform_translateY_effect&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:0,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInLeft&quot;,&quot;_transform_translateX_effect&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;_transform_translateX_effect_tablet&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;_transform_translateX_effect_mobile&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;_transform_translateY_effect_tablet&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;_transform_translateY_effect_mobile&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]}}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8d181b3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"8d181b3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><span style=\"color:#2C3E5C\"> \nAuthor Bio\n<\/span> \n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0d9df07 e-con e-atomic-element e-grid-base e-default-div e-0d9df07-3a39081 \" data-id=\"0d9df07\" data-element_type=\"e-grid\" data-e-type=\"e-grid\" data-interaction-id=\"0d9df07\" data-e-type=\"e-grid\" data-id=\"0d9df07\">\n    <div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d0eee5c e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"d0eee5c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-86c9ab2 e-con-full animated-slow e-flex elementor-invisible e-con e-child\" data-id=\"86c9ab2\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInLeft&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bd521a5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"bd521a5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"700\" src=\"https:\/\/demo3.hutchinsonbooks.com\/Dan-Basalone\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/auhtor.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-76\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a4e4648 e-con-full animated-slow e-flex elementor-invisible e-con e-child\" data-id=\"a4e4648\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInRight&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-32026bc elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"32026bc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><span style=\"color:#2C3E5C\"> \nA Lifetime of  <\/span> \nTeaching, Learning\n<span style=\"color:#2C3E5C\">&amp;<\/span>\n<span style=\"color:#D9A62E\">Storytelling.<\/span>\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c2f1536 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c2f1536\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Dan Basalone is a retired educator whose life has been deeply connected to children, education, family, and the joy of learning. 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