About Cindy Tracy

Cindy Shapiro Tracy is the owner and CEO of World of Reading. As a passionate multilingualist, she has made it her mission to share the joy of learning foreign languages – and to make it fun for everyone. Previously, she was in management in the private banking sector, with an MBA from Syracuse University. Today, she carefully curates the inventory for World of Reading, as well as a sister site: International Children’s Books. Since starting the company in 1989, she has sold thousands of books to corporate, government, and educational institutions, as well as to parents and eager independent students. From “The Very Hungry Caterpillar” in Arabic to Bananagrams in Norwegian, to advanced French and Spanish graded readers and workbooks, World of Reading has something for everyone.