John Sullivan makes his authorial debut with
Kitten and the Night Watchman. John works for the City of Chicago guarding buildings and equipment. It was during one of his rounds that he found his cat, Beebe. They were companions for seventeen years. This book is inspired by that experience.
Taeeun Yoo has twice received the prestigious
New York Times Best Illustrated Children's Book Award. She has illustrated many books, including
Strictly No Elephants by Lisa Mantchev, which has been published in fourteen countries.
The New York Times called it a "sunny, smart, tongue-in-cheek tale." She is also the illustrator of
Kitten and the Night Watchman by John Sullivan, which received five starred reviews and was named a best book of the year by many publications. Her other books include
So Many Days and
Only a Witch Can Fly, both by Alison McGhee, and
Round by Joyce Sidman. Taeeun was also the recipient of the Ezra Jack Keats Award and the Society of Illustrators' Founders Award. She lives in South Korea with her family.