Randall de Seve is the New York Times-bestselling author of Toy Boat, The Duchess of Whimsy, and Mathilda and the Orange Balloon. She lives in Brooklyn, NY, with her husband, two daughters, and a very wicked dog named Henry Biscuit.
Bob Staake has authored and/or illustrated more than forty-two books, including The Red Lemon, a New York Times Book Review Best Illustrated Children's Book of the Year. His work has graced the cover of the New Yorker a dozen times, and his November 17, 2008, Barack Obama victory cover was named Best Magazine Cover of the Year by Time magazine. He lives on Cape Cod, in Massachusetts.
Randall de Seve is the
New York Times-bestselling author of
Toy Boat,
The Duchess of Whimsy, and
Mathilda and the Orange Balloon. She lives in Brooklyn, NY, with her husband, two daughters, and a very wicked dog named Henry Biscuit.
BOB STAAKE is a freelance illustrator who has worked on everything from greeting cards to magazine covers, most notably "Reflections," one of the most popular covers in the
New Yorker’s history. He has also written and illustrated over 20 children’s books, including
This Is Not a Pumpkin and
The Red Lemon.