Megan McDonald

Megan McDonald is the award-winning, bestselling author of the beloved Judy Moody series, along with many other middle grade titles and picture books. She began writing Is this a House for Hermit Crab? during her career as a children's librarian, inspired by her own childhood pet. Megan lives with her husband in Sebastopol, California.

Katherine Tillotson has previously worked with Megan McDonald on picture books such as Shoe Dog and It's Picture Day Today, as well as collaborating with other authors. She lives and works in San Francisco with her husband and two dogs, Sookie and Chi, who help her around the studio.