John Bemelmans Marciano is the author of the first five Benevento books. He also wrote and illustrated several books that carry on his grandfather's legacy of the Madeline books:
Madeline and the Cats of Rome; Madeline at the White House, Madeline and the Old House in Paris and
Madeline Says Merci. He is the author of
The Nine Lives of Alexander Baddenfield, and
The No-Good Nine. He has also written two books for adults:
Anonyponoymous and
Whatever Happened to the Metric System? Sophie Blackall received the 2015 Caldecott Medal for her illustrations for Finding Winnie. She has illustrated many picture books and chapter books for children, including the popular Ivy and Bean books. Her picture books include
The Baby Tree as well as Big Red Lollipop by Rukhsana Khan, which was named one of New York Public Library's 100 Great Books of the Last Century and a New York Times Best Illustrated Book of the Year.