Author Biography

Cynthia Lord is the award-winning author of "Rules," a Newbery Honor Book and a Schneider Family Book Award winner, as well as the critically acclaimed "Half a Chance" and "Touch Blue." She made her picture-book debut with "Hot Rod Hamster," which won several awards, including the Parents' Choice Award, and followed it with the beloved sequel "Happy Birthday, Hamster." She lives in Maine with her family. Visit her at www.cynthialord.com. Derek Anderson is the NEW YORK TIMES bestselling illustrator of the Little Quack series by Lauren Thompson as well as the Hot Rod Hamster series by Cynthia Lord. He is also the author and illustrator of STORY COUNTY: HERE WE COME! He writes and paints in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Visit him online at www.derekanderson.net.