Judith Viorst is the author of many books for children, including the classic Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day and its sequels. She lives with her husband, Milton, in Washington DC.
Lane Smith is the author and illustrator of the books Grandpa Green; It’s a Book; and John, Paul, George & Ben. He has appeared on the New York Times Best Illustrated Children’s Book of the Year list four times and has been a Caldecott Honoree. He lives with book designer Molly Leach in rural Connecticut, and can be visited at lanesmithbooks.com.
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Atheneum Books for Young Readers
Simon &
Schuster
New York
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