Leslie Patricelli is the author-illustrator of Higher! Higher! as well as nine board books starring her beloved bald baby character, most recently In the Bath and On Your Potty. “While racing home from the post office, my daughter Tatum was riding on my back yelling `faster Mommy, faster!.’ “ she says. “Our imaginations took off, and the sequel to Higher! Higher! was born.” Leslie Patricelli lives in Ketchum, Idaho, with her husband, their three children, a slow fat cat, a quick kitten, and two bunnies that can outrun them all.