Elliot Kreloff is an award-winning designer and children’s book author and illustrator. His career as creative director for Scholastic Books, Disney Publishing Worldwide, Blue Apple Books and his own studio, Design Five, has spanned over forty years. He has authored and illustrated numerous children's books published by Scholastic, Blue Apple Books, Red Chair Press and Holiday House. His books have been awarded Best Book of the Year by Child Magazine, and he has received numerous awards from various professional design organizations and publications including the Bookbinders Guild, Art Direction, Communication Arts and the Society of Illustrators. As an arts educator, he has taught at Parsons School of Design, New York Institute of Technology, Rutgers University and Fordham University. He is a graduate of Cooper Union and holds a master’s degree from Hunter College.