Amy Krouse Rosenthal wrote more than thirty picture books, including the #1
New York Times bestsellers
Dear Girl, (cowritten with her daughter, Paris Rosenthal) and
I Wish You More (cowritten with Tom Lichtenheld). A contributor to NPR, TED collaborator and speaker, filmmaker, and the author of two groundbreaking memoirs (
Encyclopedia of an Ordinary Life and
Textbook Amy Krouse Rosenthal), she raised her three children with her husband, Jason, in Chicago. For more about Amy’s life, work, and the foundation formed in her memory, please see amykrouserosenthalfoundation.org.
Paul Schmid's father, grandfather, and great-grandfather were all artists. He is the author and illustrator of A Pet for Petunia, Petunia Goes Wild, and Hugs From Pearl and the illustrator of The Wonder Book by Amy Krouse Rosenthal. In 2010, Paul was awarded a monthlong fellowship with Maurice Sendak. He lives in Seattle with his wife, Linda, and their daughter, Anna.