Mo Willems (www.pigeonpresents.com), a number one
New York Times best-selling author and illustrator, has been awarded a Caldecott Honor on three occasions (for
Don't Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus!,
Knuffle Bunny: A Cautionary Tale, and
Knuffle Bunny Too: A Case of Mistaken Identity).
Don'
t Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus! was also an inaugural inductee into the Indies Choice Picture Book Hall of Fame. The celebrated Elephant & Piggie early-reader series has been awarded the Theodor Seuss Geisel Medal on two occasions (for
There Is a Bird on Your Head! and
Are You Ready to Play Outside?) as well as garnering four Honors (for
We Are in a Book!, I Broke My Trunk!, Let's Go for a Drive! and
A Big Guy Took My Ball!).
Tony DiTerlizzi (www.diterlizzi.com), a number-oneNew York Times best-selling author and illustrator, created the middle-grade series The Spiderwick Chronicles with Holly Black, which has sold millions of copies, been translated into more than 30 languages and made into a feature film. He won a Caldecott Honor for illustrating The Spider & The Fly, and in 2014 he teamed up with Lucasfilm to retell the original Star Wars trilogy in a picture book featuring artwork by Academy award-winning concept artist, Ralph McQuarrie. He lives in Amherst, Massachusetts with his wife, daughter and dog, Mimi.
