Erik Brooks is the author and/or illustrator of many well-regarded books for children and early readers, including Polar Opposites, The Practically Perfect Pajamas and Slow Days, Fast Friends. Who has These Feet? by Laura Hulbert, Dog Diaries and Boo’s Dinosaur by Betsy Byars, and Totem Tale by Deb Vanasse are among his favorite illustration projects. Erik lives in Winthrop, Washington, where he enjoys cold winters and warm snuggles in a BIG chair with his little family.