Betsy Bird

About the Author

Betsy Bird is the collection development manager of Evanston Public Library and writes the blog A Fuse #8 Production for School Library Journal. Betsy is the author of Pop! Goes the Nursery Rhyme, illustrated by Andrea Tsurumi, The Great Santa Stakeout, illustrated by Caldecott Medalist Dan Santat, and the middle-grade novel Long Road to the Circus, illustrated by Caldecott Medalist David Small. She lives in Illinois.

Andrea Tsurumi (they/them) is the author and illustrator of the picture books Accident!, Crab Cake, and I’m on It! (Elephant & Piggie Like Reading!) and the illustrator of books including Pop! Goes the Nursery Rhyme, written by Betsy Bird, My Head Has a Bellyache, written by Chris Harris, Mr. Watson’s Chickens, written by Jarrett Dapier, and the Kondo & Kezumi series, written by David Goodner. They live in Philadelphia, PA. Visit Andrea at andreatsurumi.com.