JILL ESBAUM is the award-winning author of 13 picture books as well as several nonfiction books for young readers, including National Geographic’s Little Kids First Big Book of Why 2, Little Kids First Big Book of How, Everything Spring, Winter Wonderland, Cherry Blossoms Say Spring, Explore My World: Snow Leopards, Explore My World: Penguins, and the Angry Birds Playground titles Dinosaurs, Rain Forest, and Animals. Esbaum is an avid and enthusiastic school visitor and teaches writing at conferences and workshops around the country, including the University of Iowa Summer Writing Festival and the Whispering Woods Picture Book Writing Retreat. She lives on a farm near Davenport, Iowa.