Lucy Ruth Cummins is an author and illustrator who made her critically-acclaimed author-illustrator debut in 2016 with her picture book A Hungry Lion, or A Dwindling Assortment of Animals. She is also the illustrator of This Is Not a Valentine, Truman, and The Love Letter. When she's not writing or illustrating books, Lucy is an executive art director of Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers. She grew up in Cortland, New York, and she now lives with her little family in Brooklyn, New York.

Pete Oswald is a #1 New York Times bestselling illustrator and an Annie Award-nominated animation production designer best known for the Angry Birds Movie film franchise and Oscar-nominated ParaNorman, in addition to multiple animated studio films. He is also a children's book author and illustrator and a painter. Pete is the illustrator the New York Times bestselling picture books The Bad Seed, The Good Egg, The Cool Bean, The Couch Potato, The Smart Cookie, and The Sour Grape written by Jory John. Pete lives in Los Angeles, California, with his wife and three sons.

"Not too sweet and not too scary, this one is just right. A cute addition to any Halloween shelf." --Kirkus reviews

"Oswald creates colorful, sweet illustrations that emphasize characters and keep backgrounds
simple to guide the reader's focus. With charming rhythm, rhymes, and clever wordplay,
Cummins celebrates the importance of individuality." --Booklist

"Images are bright and clear, and the cartoonish characters are easy to track. Some of the details and expressions are extremely funny. Text is well placed on the pages for easy readability and playful interaction with the images."--SLJ

Publisher: Bound to Stay Bound Books

Pub date: 2025-07-15

Length: 32 pages