Anita Lobel's name is synonymous with the best in children's literature. She is the creator of such classics as Alison's Zinnia and Away from Home , and she received a Caldecott Honor for her illustrations in On Market Street . She is the creator of two books about her cat, Nini, One Lighthouse, One Moon (a New York Times Best Illustrated Book), and Nini Here and There . Her childhood memoir, No Pretty Pictures: A Child of War , was a finalist for the National Book Award. Anita Lobel lives in New York City.
