Pets at the Party

Gwendolyn Hooks has written many books including If You Were A Kid During the Civil Rights Movement, The Cat Food Mystery, and Tiny Stitches: The Life of Medical Pioneer Vivien Thomas, for which she received the NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Children’s Literature. She is the recipient of the Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators Crystal Kite Award and her book Block Party is a Junior Library Guide selection. Gwendolyn resides in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.

Mike Byrne graduated with a degree in children’s book illustration and now works as a full-time illustrator. He has always loved experimenting with design, combining his passions for art and his computer! He lives in Hertfordshire with his wife and two cats, and spends his days doodling and creating fantastical characters to bring his books to life.