Rita E. "Betty" Paraskevas (April 8, 1929 – April 7, 2010)[1] was a New York-based writer and lyricist best known for her work on Maggie and the Ferocious Beast, but adapted into a animated television series and produced by the Canadian studio Nelvana.
Born in Linden, New Jersey, Paraskevas attended the Douglass Residential College and majored in chemistry.
[4] The couple relocated to Roselle Park, New Jersey where they raised the children.
[3] Since then the pair produced over 20 books, three of which were turned into television series and aired on networks such as Nickelodeon.
Betty Paraskevas died on April 7, 2010, from complications due to pancreatic cancer; in Southampton, New York, one day before her 81st birthday.