Greg Pizzoli

About the Author

Greg Pizzoli is the creator of the Baloney and Friends series as well as a four-time Theodor Seuss Geisel Award recipient for The Watermelon Seed (Medal winner), The Book Hog (Honor book), Good Night Owl (Honor book), and Earl & Worm: The Big Mess and Other Stories (Honor book). He is also the author-illustrator of many other books including Mister Kitty Is Lost!, The 12 Days of Christmas, Templeton Gets His Wish, and Number One Sam. His nonfiction for children includes the New York Times Best Illustrated Book The Impossible True Story of Tricky Vic: The Man Who Sold the Eiffel Tower, and he has also illustrated picture books written by authors such as Mac Barnett, Kelly DiPucchio, Jennifer Adams, and Margaret Wise Brown. He lives in Philadelphia.