ERIC A. KIMMEL and LEONARD EVERETT FISHERcollaborated on Beowulf and Don Quixote and the Windmills.The author lives in Portland, Oregon; the artist, in Westport,Connecticut. more

Eric A. Kimmel and Leonard Everett Fisher have collaborated on Don Quixote and the Windmills. The author lives in Portland, Oregon, and the illustrator lives in Westport, Connecticut. more

Julie Cummins has milked cows and climbed silos, ridden subways and lived in a high-rise. She currently lives in New York City, where she has a spectacular view of the Empire State Building, and vacations in the country, where she enjoys the lake views.Ted Rand has... more

The late Arlene Mosel first heard the story of Tikki tikki tembo as a child. When she grew up, she shared this wonderful tale with countless children, including her own. Because so many young listeners responded enthusiastically, she decided to put down her own retelling,... more

Laurie Keller is the illustrator of Marty Frye, Private Eye and Toys! Amazing Stories Behind Some Great Inventions. A freelance artist who graduated from Kendall College of Art and Design, Ms. Keller has always felt destined to write a book about the reorganization of the... more

Laura Vaccaro Seeger is an Emmy-award winning artist and the critically acclaimed author and illustrator of The Hidden Alphabet, Lemons Are Not Red, Walter Was Worried, and Black? White! Day? Night!  All were named ALA Notable Books and Child Magazine Best Books of the... more

Nikki Giovanni is one of our best-known and best-loved African-American poets. She is the recipient of the NAACP Image Award for Literature and the Langston Hughes Award for Distinguished Contributions to Arts and Letters, and she has been named Woman of the Year by many... more

Roger Priddy left school at 16 with just one qualification – in art.  He went to Berkshire College of Art and Design and trained as an illustrator.  His first job in children’s books with working with the publisher Peter Usborne, at Usborne Publishing.  After that he... more

Roger Priddy left school at 16 with just one qualification – in art.  He went to Berkshire College of Art and Design and trained as an illustrator.  His first job in children’s books with working with the publisher Peter Usborne, at Usborne Publishing.  After that he... more

Roger Priddy left school at 16 with just one qualification – in art.  He went to Berkshire College of Art and Design and trained as an illustrator.  His first job in children’s books with working with the publisher Peter Usborne, at Usborne Publishing.  After that he... more

Roger Priddy left school at 16 with just one qualification – in art.  He went to Berkshire College of Art and Design and trained as an illustrator.  His first job in children’s books with working with the publisher Peter Usborne, at Usborne Publishing.  After that he... more

Roger Priddy left school at 16 with just one qualification – in art.  He went to Berkshire College of Art and Design and trained as an illustrator.  His first job in children’s books with working with the publisher Peter Usborne, at Usborne Publishing.  After that he... more

Roger Priddy left school at 16 with just one qualification – in art.  He went to Berkshire College of Art and Design and trained as an illustrator.  His first job in children’s books with working with the publisher Peter Usborne, at Usborne Publishing.  After that he... more

Roger Priddy left school at 16 with just one qualification – in art.  He went to Berkshire College of Art and Design and trained as an illustrator.  His first job in children’s books with working with the publisher Peter Usborne, at Usborne Publishing.  After that he... more

Roger Priddy left school at 16 with just one qualification – in art.  He went to Berkshire College of Art and Design and trained as an illustrator.  His first job in children’s books with working with the publisher Peter Usborne, at Usborne Publishing.  After that he... more

Roger Priddy left school at 16 with just one qualification – in art.  He went to Berkshire College of Art and Design and trained as an illustrator.  His first job in children’s books with working with the publisher Peter Usborne, at Usborne Publishing.  After that he... more

Christiane Gunzi is the author of several natural history books for children. Her works for Kingfisher include The Best Book of Big Cats, The Best Book of Snakes, The Best Book of Endangered and Extinct Animals, and The Best Book of Whales and Dolphins. more

Roger Priddy left school at 16 with just one qualification – in art.  He went to Berkshire College of Art and Design and trained as an illustrator.  His first job in children’s books with working with the publisher Peter Usborne, at Usborne Publishing.  After that he... more

Roger Priddy left school at 16 with just one qualification – in art.  He went to Berkshire College of Art and Design and trained as an illustrator.  His first job in children’s books with working with the publisher Peter Usborne, at Usborne Publishing.  After that he... more

NICK BRUEL lives with his wife Carina in Tarrytown, NewYork. As well as creating his own books, Nick has illustrated a series of books for emerging readers written by Dick King-Smith. more

Demi, along with her husband, Tze-si Huang, has been a practicing Buddhist for more than twenty years. She is the author and illustrator of many children's books, including Buddha, Buddha Stories, and The Empty Pot. Demi lives in Carnation, Washington. more

KATE BANKS has written many books for children, among them And If the Moon Could Talk, winner of the Boston Globe–Horn Book Award, and The Night Worker, winner of the Charlotte Zolotow Award. She lives in the South of France. BORIS KULIKOV has illustrated a number of other... more