Christian Trimmer is a children's book editor and writer. Simon's New Bed is his first book. He lives in Brooklyn, New York with his partner. Learn more about him, his books, and lots of other things at TrimmerTales.com. Melissa van der Paardt is a digital artist working in animation and illustration currently residing in southern California. When she's not drawing, Melissa enjoys playing video games, collecting trading cards, and watching whole TV series in one sitting. You can find more of her work at SketchinThoughts.Tumblr.com.
The digitally rendered illustrations of this cat and dog duo are spot-on...Their compromise adds a lesson without being heavy-handed, and the story will delight those with either species as a pet. -- Booklist September 2015 Readers with multiple pets or siblings will easily relate to the territorial disputes and applaud Simon's capacity for sharing. -- School Library Journal July 2015