O’Jetta C. Croswell grew up in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. She graduated from Germantown High School in the late sixties. She received her Bachelor of Science Degree from Cheyney University and a Masters of Education from Temple University. O’Jetta was a Senior Career Special Education Teacher for the Philadelphia School District for forty years. Her first book Tammy Tomato, is a book that is designed to enrich the learning experience for young children and those with an intellectual disability.