Julie Fogliano is the New York Times bestselling author ofAnd Then It's SpringandIf You Want to See a Whaleas well as the poetry collection,When Green Becomes Tomatoes. Recipient of the 2013 the Ezra Jack Keats award, her books have been translated into more than ten languages. Julie lives in the Hudson Valley with her husband and three children. When she is not folding laundry or wondering what to make for dinner, she is staring out the window waiting for a book idea to fly by. Lane Smith has written and illustrated a bunch of stuff, including the Kate Greenaway MedalistThere Is A Tribe of Kids, andA Perfect Day.

He is also the author of the middle-grade novelReturn to Augie Hobble, as well as author and illustrator of Caldecott Honor bookGrandpa Green and runaway New York Times bestsellerIt's a Book which has been translated into over twenty languages. His other works include the national bestsellersMadam President andJohn, Paul, George & Ben. His titles with Jon Scieszka have included the Caldecott Honor winnerThe Stinky Cheese Man;The True Story of the 3 Little Pigs;Math Curse; andScience Verse. Lane's other high profile titles includeHooray for Diffendoofer Day!by Dr. Seuss and Jack Prelutsky;The Very Persistent Gappers of Frip by George Saunders;Big Plans by Bob Shea; andJames and the Giant Peach by Roald Dahl. In 1996, Lane served as Conceptual Designer on the Disney film version ofJames and the Giant Peach.

In 2012, the Eric Carle Museum named him a Carle Artist for lifelong innovation in the field of children's picture books," and in 2014, he was awarded the lifetime achievement award from the Society of Illustrators. He lives in rural Connecticut with the designer Molly Leach.
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