So You Want To Build a Library

Aviel Basil graduated from the Shenkar College of Design in Tel Aviv, Israel, with a degree in graphic design. He has illustrated more than a dozen children’s books and created art for magazines, advertisements, and apps. His style and bright palette are inspired by 1950s illustration. He works and lives in Tel Aviv. A diary keeper, a journalism major, a public relations executive, and a children’s author—Lindsay Leslie has always operated in a world of written words. She likes to bring her unique outlook on life, quirky humor, and play with words to every book she writes. Lindsay is the author of multiple picture books, including This Book is Spineless, Nova the Star Eater, and Dusk. She lives in Austin, Texas, with her husband, two boys, two fur-beasts, a guinea pig, and a tortoise.