Molly Bang (born December 29, 1943) is an award winning children's book illustrator and author. Her works include 3 Caldecott Honor Books. Bang received her bachelor degree from Wellesley in French, and Masters in Far Eastern Studies at the University of Arizona and at Harvard. She has also worked as a reporter; as an educator for public health projects in Bangladesh and in Mali, West Africa, incorporating information on maternal and child health into stories; and as a teacher in colleges.