Arthur A. Levine has been a children's book editor for more than thirty years. He is also the author of many acclaimed picture books for children, including
What a Beautiful Morning,
illustrated by Katie Kath,
and
The Very Beary Tooth Fairy, illustrated by Sarah S. Brannen. He had his own eponymous imprint at Scholastic Press and has published many of the most exceptional children's titles of all time, including J. K. Rowling's Harry Potter series, Philip Pullman's
The Golden Compass, Shaun Tan's
The Arrival, and Peggy Rathmann's
Officer Buckle and Gloria. Kevin Hawkes is the illustrator of many books for children, including the best-selling
Library Lion by Michelle Knudsen and
Weslandia by Paul Fleischman. Kevin Hawkes lives with his family in southern Maine.