Christopher Silas Neal is an award-winning author and illustrator of picture books including the Over and Under series with author Kate Messner, which was praised for its ""stunning retro-style illustrations"" (New York Times) and Creep, Leap, Crunch by Jody Jensen Schaffer. Neal's author debut titled Everyone was praised by Publishers Weekly as ""simple, honest, lyrical"". His board book series (Animals Colors, Animal Shapes) received starred reviews from Publishers Weekly and Kirkus. Neal is a Mexican/European-American artist who lives with his wife and two boys in Brooklyn, NY.
★ ""[A] moving look at behavioral links and interspecies connection."" —Publishers Weekly, starred review ★ ""Readers should leap at the chance to acquire this winning tale."" —Kirkus Reviews, starred review ""A tender story of the myriad ways love and connection are shared between a parent and child....with an ending that leaps off the page."" —School Library Journal