About the Author

NORTON JUSTER is an architect and the author of other highly acclaimed children's books, including "The Dot and the Line, The Hello, Goodbye Window," illustrated by Chris Raschka, which received the Caldecott Medal, and "The Odious Ogre," also illustrated by Jules Feiffer.
JULES FEIFFER is the author and illustrator of two novels for young readers, as well as several acclaimed picture books including "Bark, George," and "Meanwhile. . . ." He has won numerous prizes for his cartoons, plays, and screenplays.

Reviews

Review, THE NEW YORKER, October 10, 2011:
The fifty-year birthday of a good children s book marks a real passage, since it means that the book hasn t been passed just from parent to child but from parent to child and on to child again. A book that has crossed that three-generation barrier has a good chance at permanence . . . [this is] an anniversary that matters.
Review, THE ATLANTIC, October 30, 2011:
"The book is an absolute treasure to touch and to hold . . ."

Review, THE NEW YORKER, October 10, 2011:
"The fifty-year birthday of a good children's book marks a real passage, since it means that the book hasn't been passed just from parent to child but from parent to child and on to child again. A book that has crossed that three-generation barrier has a good chance at permanence . . . [this is] an anniversary that matters."
Review, THE ATLANTIC, October 30, 2011:
"The book is an absolute treasure to touch and to hold . . ."