About the Author

Laura Vaccaro Seeger is a New York Times best-selling author and illustrator and the recipient of a 2008 Caldecott Honor, Theodor Seuss Geisel Honors for both 2009 and 2008, a 2007 New York Times Best Illustrated Book Award, and the 2007 Boston Globe/Horn Book Award for Best Picture Book. Her books include First the Egg, The Hidden Alphabet, and Dog and Bear, among others. Raised on Long Island, New York, Seeger began drawing at two years old and never stopped. For as long as she remembers, she wanted to write picture books. She received her B.F.A. degree at the School of Fine Art and Design at SUNY Purchase in Westchester, New York, and then moved to Manhattan, where she worked as an animator, artist, and editor in the network television business.Seeger lives in Rockville Centre, Long Island, with her husband, Chris, their two sons, Drew and Dylan, and their dog, Copper. She loves painting, surfing, tennis, playing the piano, and spending time with her family. She takes long walks at the beach every day and paints in her studio every night.

Reviews

"Innovative ... Opportunities for read-aloud interaction abound here." --Kirkus Reviews"Typesetters will be tickled and printers pleased by Seeger's emotive imagery." --Publishers Weekly"There is surprising depth in this wonderful collaboration of art and story." --School Library Journal"A smart, alphabet-based game." --Best Book of 2005 Award, Child magazine"With colorful illustrations, Seeger takes young readers on an educational journey through the imagination." --Children's Literature Innovative ... Opportunities for read-aloud interaction abound here. Kirkus Reviews Typesetters will be tickled and printers pleased by Seeger's emotive imagery. Publishers Weekly There is surprising depth in this wonderful collaboration of art and story. School Library Journal A smart, alphabet-based game. Best Book of 2005 Award, Child magazine With colorful illustrations, Seeger takes young readers on an educational journey through the imagination. Children's Literature" Innovative ... Opportunities for read-aloud interaction abound here. "Kirkus Reviews" Typesetters will be tickled and printers pleased by Seeger's emotive imagery. "Publishers Weekly" There is surprising depth in this wonderful collaboration of art and story. "School Library Journal" A smart, alphabet-based game. "Best Book of 2005 Award, Child magazine" With colorful illustrations, Seeger takes young readers on an educational journey through the imagination. "Children's Literature"" "Innovative ... Opportunities for read-aloud interaction abound here."--"Kirkus Reviews""Typesetters will be tickled and printers pleased by Seeger's emotive imagery.--"Publishers Weekly""There is surprising depth in this wonderful collaboration of art and story."--"School Library Journal""A smart, alphabet-based game." -- Best Book of 2005 Award, "Child" magazine"With colorful illustrations, Seeger takes young readers on an educational journey through the imagination."--"Children's Literature"