Toys Come Home (9 page)

Emily Jenkins is the author of many books for children, including
Toys Go Out
and its sequel,
Toy Dance Party. Toys Go Out
was hailed as “ideal bedtime reading” by the
Wall Street Journal
and “a classic in the making” by the
San Francisco Chronicle.
Emily’s other books include
Skunkdog, Sugar Would Not Eat It,
and
The Little Bit Scary People. That New Animal
and
Five Creatures
each received a
Boston Globe–Horn Book
Honor.
Visit her at
emilyjenkins.com
.

Paul O. Zelinsky’s retelling of the classic fairy tale,
Rapunzel,
was awarded the 1998 Caldecott Medal. He has also received three Caldecott honors, for
Hansel and Gretel, Rumpelstiltskin,
and
Swamp Angel.
Mr. Zelinsky also illustrated the New York Times notable picture book,
Dust Devil
, a sequel to
Swamp Angel
. Mr. Zelinsky is the creator of two pull-tab books: the hugely popular
Wheels on the Bus
and
Knick-Knack Paddywhack!,
a
New York Times
Best Illustrated Book. His illustrations for
Toys Go Out
were called “superlative” by
Kirkus Reviews.
He lives in Brooklyn, New York.
Visit him at
paulozelinsky.com
.