About the Author

JANET SCHULMAN worked in the children’s book industry for nearly fifty years. She was the head of children’s book marketing at Macmillan for thirteen years and, in 1978, began working at Random House, where she served as editor-in-chief of Random House and Alfred A. Knopf Books for Young Readers and, from 1988 through 1994, as children’s book publisher. She wrote many acclaimed books for children and served on the board of directors and as chairperson of the Children’s Book Council.