Peter McCarty has written and illustrated several books for children, including Hondo & Fabian, a 2003 Caldecott Honor Book and New York Times Best Illustrated Book of the Year, and its sequel, Fabian Escapes; T is for Terrible; Little Bunny on the Move; and Moon Plane, the 2007 Charlotte Zolotow Award winner. He lives with his family in Clinton Corners, New York.