JOHN SOBOL is an author, musician and poet who has performed at festivals and clubs in a dozen countries. His first picture book,
Friend or Foe (illustrated by Dasha Tolstikova), was described in Brain Pickings as “a charming modern-day fable.” He has toured an acclaimed one-man show called
Two Million Years of Technology, and he has written many popular TV shows for children, including
Pippi Longstocking and
Under the Umbrella Tree. John is a father and a feminist. He lives in Ottawa.
DASHA TOLSTIKOVA is the author and illustrator of The Bad Chair and A Year Without Mom, which received four starred reviews and was selected as an USBBY Outstanding International Book. Dasha has illustrated several picture books, including Violet and the Woof by Rebecca Grabill, Friend or Foe? by John Sobol and The Jacket by Kirsten Hall. Her illustrations have also appeared in the New York Times, the Wall Street Journal and the New Yorker. She lives in Brooklyn, NY.
