Rashin Kheiriyeh is an internationally acclaimed, award-winning illustrator, author, animation director and painter who has published more than 65 children's books around the world. Born in Iran, she is now a professor at the University of Maryland College Park and lives in Washington, DC, USA. Paul Czajak struggled with reading and writing as a kid, and never thought he'd end up writing books. But after working as a scientist for twenty years, he discovered that his creativity could no longer be contained to the laboratory. Now he hopes his books will be the seeds to a new generation of book gardeners! Paul lives in New Jersey, USA.
"""This story’s optimistic view of creativity and resistance is fairly irresistible"" — Kirkus Reviews ""...shines a light on the importance of the written word, creativity, and the idea that even censorship cannot stop ideas from growing and blooming... a beautiful book with a beautiful message"" — Emily Golightly, ESL Teacher, President of the Crystal Coast Reading Council ""This delicate and subversive little parable of a book, with its lyrical text and anarchic pictures, is just what we need in today's world"" — Jane Yolen, award-winning children's author ""A lovely work of art from the embossed title on the cover to the beautiful book-filled endpapers"" — Writers' Rumpus ""A powerful tribute to the power of books"" – Books My Kids Read"