Hooray for Reading Day!

Margery Cuyler has written more than 50 books, most recently The Little Fire Truck, The Little Ice Cream Truck, and Bonaparte Falls Apart. When asked why she writes children’s books, she answers that it’s a privilege to write for the best people in the whole world. In addition, she says she was raised by children, being the youngest of nine children. Her earlier titles include the classics Skeleton Hiccups and 100th Day Worries. She and her husband, the parents of two grown sons, live in Lawrenceville, NJ.

Arthur Howard is the illustrator of Goatilocks and the Three Bears by Erica S. Perl; Noodle & Lou by Liz Garton Scanlon; the Mr. Putter & Tabby series, Gooseberry Park books, and Motor Mouse series by Cynthia Rylant; and his own picture books. He has also coauthored and illustrated many books of humor for adults and appeared for seven seasons in the PBS math-oriented production Square One Television. He lives in New York City.