Fred Marcellino, the renowned and beloved artist and illustrator, won a Caldecott Honor for his first full-color picture book,
Puss in Boots. He began his career in children's literature with Tor Seidler's
A Rat's Tale in 1985, and followed with many other classics such as
I, Crocodile and
The Steadfast Tin Soldier. Eric Puybaret has illustrated many children's books, including
Suite for Human Nature; the bestselling
Puff, the Magic Dragon;
The Night Before Christmas;
Over the Rainbow, as well as many others in his native country, France. Eric's critically acclaimed work was praised by
The New York Times as "elegantly rendered" and
Publishers Weekly calls it "graceful [and] whimsical."