About the author/illustrator: quoting from the book's jacket, "Chris Conover has been illustrating books for children since 1974. Her books include "The Bear and the Kingbird, translated by Lore Segal; "The Little Humpbacked Horse," retold by Margaret Hodges; and "Froggie Went A-Courting." Her most recent book, 'The adventures of Simple Simon,' was a Booklist Children's Editors' Choice."