ToniAnn Guadagnoli earned a B.S. and Secondary English Teacher's Certification from the State University of New York at Stony Brook.  She worked as an editor for a division of Pearson Education, a publishing company in New York for three years and during that time obtained a Master's Degree and Elementary Education Teacher's Certification. While at the publishing company, she received editorial credit in over 20 books. When the company relocated, she became a third grade teacher. After having a child in 2000, she decided to be a stay-at-home mom. Since then she has been doing freelance writing and editing. The author is always working to find publishers for the many children stories she's written. ToniAnn recently completed her second full-length screenplay.

The author lives outside of Pensacola, Florida with her husband and two sons. When not writing or doing motherly duties, she enjoys traveling and cooking.

In addition to Chitter Chatter, her first children's story, the author has added a new title, Recipes & Remembrances - A Chef in Every Family's Kitchen, a cookbook that ToniAnn compiled thanks to the inspiration of her Italian family members and friends. Enjoy 150 recipes from a selection of her favorite dishes. Recipes for homemade pasta, tiramisu, zeppoli, bruschetta, eggplant parmesan, and biscotti are included. Helpful cooking tips, ingredient substitution lists, and measurement conversions make this beautiful hardcover cookbook a useful addition to any recipe collection.