Benjamin Chaud is the author and illustrator of New York Times Notable Book The Bear's Song, The Bear's Sea Escape, and The Bear's Surprise. He is also the illustrator of A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to School..., The Truth About My Unbelievable School..., and I Didn't Do My Homework Because..., for which there are 21 foreign editions to date. He lives in the South of France.