DOUG SALATI is the critically acclaimed creator of the 2023 Caldecott Medal-winning picture book, Hot Dog. He is also the illustrator of Tomie dePaola's In a Small Kingdom and Matthew Farina's Lawrence in the Fall, an Ezra Jack Keats Honor Book, which the Wall Street Journal described as a "handsome excursion." Doug graduated from the Illustration as Visual Essay master’s program at the School of Visual Arts in 2014 and was a 2015 Sendak Fellow. His illustration work has been recognized by 3x3 Illustration, American Illustration, and the Society of Illustrators. He lives and works in New York City.
★ "A calming portrait of escape and renewal." —Publishers
Weekly, starred review
★ "[An] expertly wrought tale of physical and emotional
relief." —Kirkus Reviews, starred review
★ "Entirely delightful; a breath of fresh air from start to
finish." —The Horn Book, starred review
“Hot Dog captures a much-needed summer excursion that readers will
enjoy taking again and again.” – BookPage
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