Harriet Ziefert is a prolific childrenβs book author and the founder and publisher of Blue Apple Books, an award-winning childrenβs publishing house. A pioneer in the leveled-reader genre, Ziefert has written numerous Step into Reading books, including the bestselling Sleepy Dog.
Norman GorbatyΒ was a leader in graphic design in a career spanning over fifty years, most notably as the art director for the legendary advertising agency Benton & Bowles, where he designed iconic ads for Crest, Post cereals, and the IBM Selectric typewriter, and groundbreaking covers forΒ Timemagazine. After he trained at Yale, Gorbatyβs early career as a fine artist saw his work in the Museum of Modern Art in New York City. Gorbaty became an internationally recognized painter and sculptor and was the illustrator of numerous books for children, includingΒ Sleepy Dog. He passed away in 2020 at age 87.