Jon Scieszka
is the creator of Trucktown, including the
New York Times bestselling
Smash, Crash!, and the author of
The True Story of the 3 Little Pigs!, the Time Warp Trio series, Caldecott Honor Book
The Stinky Cheese Man, and many other books that inspire kids to want to read. He has worked as an elementary school teacher and is the founder of GuysRead.com, a literacy initiative for boys.
David Shannon has written and illustrated numerous award winning picture books including
Duck on a Bike, the Caldecott Honor Book
No David!, How I Learned to be a Pirate, and
Good Boy Fergus. He is also one of the collaborative illustrators in Jon Scieszka's Trucktown series. David lives with his wife and his daughter in Los Angeles.