Fred Marcellino, the renowned and beloved artist and illustrator, won a Caldecott Honor for his first full-color picture book, Puss in Boots. He began his career in childrenโs literature with Tor Seidlerโs A Ratโs Tale in 1985, and followed with many other classics such as I, Crocodile and The Steadfast Tin Soldier.
Eric Puybaret has illustrated many childrenโs books, including Suite for Human Nature; the bestselling Puff, the Magic Dragon; The Night Before Christmas; Over the Rainbow, as well as many others in his native country, France. Ericโs critically acclaimed work was praised by The New York Times as โelegantly renderedโ and Publishers Weekly calls it โgraceful [and] whimsical.โ