Dasha Tolstikova's illustrations have appeared in the
New York Times, the
Wall Street Journal and the
New Yorker. Her graphic-novel memoir,
A Year Without Mom, has received four starred reviews and has been translated into Korean and Swedish. She has also illustrated The Jacket, written by Kirsten Hall, a
New York Times Notable Book.
John Sobol is an author, musician and poet who has performed at festivals and clubs in a dozen countries. He also likes reciting poems to children. He has toured an acclaimed one-man show called
Two Million Years of Technology, and he has written many popular TV shows for children, including
Pippi Longstocking and
Under the Umbrella Tree. This is his first picture book.