Robert Kraus,
New Yorker cartoonist and cover artist, created numerous classic picture books for very young children, including
Leo the Late Bloomer and
Milton the Early Riser. Jose Aruego and Ariane Dewey have illustrated many books together--he draws the outlines and designs the pages; she paints the illustrations. Aruego, a native of the Philippines, was a lawyer before becoming an illustrator, and now lives in New York City. Dewey was born in Chicago and also lives in New York City.