Gennifer Choldenko is the <i>New York Times</i> bestselling and Newbery Honor Award-winning author of ten children’s books, including <i>A Giant Crush, </i> illustrated by Melissa Sweet, and <i>Al Capone Does My Shirts</i>, <i>Al Capone Shines My Shoes</i>, and <i>Al Capone Does My Homework</i>. She lives in the San Francisco Bay Area with her family.