About Ann Grifalconi
Ann Grifalconi, winner of both Jane Addams Awards and the Caldecott Honor Award, has illustrated over seventy-five books for other authors and has also illustrated a dozen or more picture books of her own. She works in many media for publication and has exhibited her drawing, prints and paintings regularly in galleries and traveling shows. After working for a few years in advertising and display, Ms. Grifalconi taught art and design in the NY public high schools for several years, leaving to produce films and write and illustrate books—all of which meant much research and travel bringing her many wonderful friends and experiences.