ALICE LOW

LOW--Alice Bernstein, 85, author of some 35 children's books, died on May 20. Among her books are the New York Times best seller "The Witch Who Was Afraid of Witches," which she adapted into a musical and short animated film, the I-Can-Read classic "Summer," and "The Simon & Schuster Book of Greek Gods and Heroes." Alice also wrote innumerable poems in rhyming verse. One, "Dear Lord & Taylor," was published last year in this newspaper's Metropolitan Diary section. <http://www.nytimes.com/2011/08/15/nyregion/driven-to-distraction-and-other-nytimescom-readers-tales.html> Alice was a graduate of Smith College and a member of the Cosmopolitan Club and the Century Club. She was predeceased by her husband of 58 years, Martin, her sister Marjorie and her beloved son David. She is survived by her son Andrew, her daughter Katherine, and four grandchildren. Memorial service will be scheduled at a later date. Memorials preferred to the Ossining Children's Center.