April 1, 1963 -
American children's book author and illustrator
Author of "Duck and Goose" (which was named to the N. Y. Times bestseller list and an American Library Association Notable Book for Children), "How Rocket Learned to Read" (for which he won the Irma Simonton Black and James H. Black Award for Excellence in Children's Literature and a N. Y. Times Bestseller) and "Rocket Writes a Story" (which was named to N. Y. Times Bestseller List and named a Top Picture Book of the Year by Amazon.com, Barnes & Noble, Publishers Weekly and School Library Journal)