LAUREL SNYDER is the author of Any Which Wall , Up and Down the Scratchy Mountains , Baxter, the Pig Who Wanted to Be Kosher , and Inside the Slidy Diner . In addition to her books for children, Laurel has written two books of poems and edited an anthology of nonfiction called Half/Life: Jew-ish tales from Interfaith Homes . She is a graduate of the Iowa Writers' Workshop and an occasional commentator for NPR's All Things Considered. Laurel lives in Decatur, Georgia. JEFFREY EBBELER has been creating award winning art for children for over a decade. He has illustrated more than 40 children's books including Willie Nelson: A Little Golden Book Biography , James Patterson's New York Times bestseller Laugh Out Loud , and When Bill Gates Memorized an Encyclopedia . He is also the author and illustrator of Click and George the Hero Hound . Visit him at jeffillustration.

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