Arthur Yorinks is a playwright, director, and author of morethan thirty-five picture books for children, including the Caldecott Medal winner Hey, Al, illustrated by Richard Egielski, with whom he has collaborated on numerous award-winning titles. He also wrote One Mean Ant and One Mean Ant with Fly and Flea, both illustrated by Sergio Ruzzier. Arthur Yorinks lives in Cambridge, New York. Sergio Ruzzier was a 2011 Maurice Sendak Fellow. His books have received many awards, including Parents’ Choice Gold Awards for This Is Not a Picture Book! and The Room of Wonders. He is also the illustrator of One Mean Ant and One Mean Ant with Fly and Flea. He splits his time between New York and the northern Italian hills.