diff --git a/JSONValue.cs b/JSONValue.cs
index f725b69..2d01da4 100644
--- a/JSONValue.cs
+++ b/JSONValue.cs
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
 //  **/
 using System;
 using System.Collections.Generic;
+using ln.json.mapping;
 namespace ln.json
 {
     public enum JSONValueType
@@ -41,5 +42,10 @@ namespace ln.json
         }
 
         public override string ToString() => throw new NotImplementedException();
+
+        public static implicit operator JSONValue(String text) => new JSONString(text);
+        public static implicit operator JSONValue(bool b) => b ? (JSONValue)JSONTrue.Instance : (JSONValue)JSONFalse.Instance;
+        public static implicit operator JSONValue(int i) => new JSONNumber(i);
+        public static implicit operator JSONValue(double d) => new JSONNumber(d);
     }
 }