Elliot Kreloff is an award-winning designer and children's book illustrator. His career as creative director for Scholastic Books, Disney Publishing Worldwide, MacMillan Publishing, Blue Apple Books, and his own studio, Design Five, has spanned over forty years. As an arts educator, he has taught at Parsons School of Design, New York Institute of Technology, Rutgers University and Fordham University. His books have been awarded Best Book of the Year by Child Magazine, and he has received numerous awards from various professional design organizations (Bookbinders Guild, Art Direction Magazine, Communication Arts and the Society of Illustrators). He is a graduate of Cooper Union and holds a Masters degree from Hunter College. He lives in Harlem, NYC with his partner of 25 years, Stephen Morris, and has a grown daughter, Samantha, and a grandpuppy named Bea.