Alan Katz has written more than forty highly acclaimed childrens books, includingTake Me Out of the Bathtub and Other Silly Dilly Songs,The Day the Mustache Took Over, OOPS!, Really Stupid Stories for Really Smart Kids,and the New York Times bestseller Misty the Cloud, with Dylan Dreyer. Alan has received many state awards for childrens literature, and he frequently visits schools across the country. Alan is also a six-time Emmy-nominated writer for series includingThe Rosie ODonnell Show, Taz-Mania,Pinkalicious & Peterrific, numerous Nickelodeon shows, and more. He hosted a long-running game show on SiriusXMs Kids Place Live channel, and hes also created comic books, trading cards, theme park shows, and hundreds of other special projects for kids and their parents. Stephanie Laberis resides in Northern California, channeling her love for animals into her illustrations and animated characters. She divides her time between illustrating picture books and designing characters for animated TV shows and films. When shes not creating art, she can be found volunteering at her local wildlife hospital or lavishing attention onto her feline companions.
