Rand, Ted
Ted Rand has collaborated with Bill Martin, Jr. and John Archambault on several successful picture books, including
The Ghost-Eye Tree,
Barn Dance!, and
Knots on a Counting Rope.
Archambault, John
John Archambault has collaborated on several successful picture books, including
The Ghost-Eye Tree,
Barn Dance!, and
Knots on a Counting Rope. With Bill Martin Jr. he wrote
Listen to the Rain and
The Magic Pumpkin.
Martin, Bill
Bill Martin, Jr. (1916-2004) was an elementary-school principal, teacher, writer, and poet. His more than 300 books, among them the bestselling classics
Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See?;
Polar Bear, Polar Bear, What Do You Hear?;
Panda Bear, Panda Bear, What Do You See?; and
Chicka Chicka Boom Boom, are a testament to his ability to speak directly to children. Martin held a doctoral degree in early childhood education. Born in Kansas, he worked as an elementary-school principal in Chicago before moving to New York City, where he worked in publishing developing innovative reading programs for schools. After several years, he devoted himself full-time to writing his children's books. He lived in New York until 1993, when he moved to Texas. He lived in the east Texas woods, near the town of Commerce, until he passed away in 2004.
