Christopher Silas Neal is the illustrator of Over and Under the Snow and Up in the Garden and Down in the Dirt, both written by Kate Messner, and is a regular contributor to the New York Times. He also teaches illustration at the Pratt Institute in New York. Everyone was his authorial debut. Born in Texas and raised in Florida and Colorado, Christopher now lives in Brooklyn, New York. Find him online at csneal.com, csneal.tumblr.com, on Twitter as @csneal and on Instagram as @csilasneal.

“Neal’s animals have a simple folktale look about them, which is perfectly in keeping with his cumulative textual style in this story that will be a winner with early years listeners.”

Christopher Silas Neal is the illustrator of Over and Under the Snow and Up in the Garden and Down in the Dirt, both written by Kate Messner, and is a regular contributor to the New York Times. He also teaches illustration at the Pratt Institute in New York. Everyone was his authorial debut. Born in Texas and raised in Florida and Colorado, Christopher now lives in Brooklyn, New York. Find him online at csneal.com, csneal.tumblr.com, on Twitter as @csneal and on Instagram as @csilasneal.

“Neal’s animals have a simple folktale look about them, which is perfectly in keeping with his cumulative textual style in this story that will be a winner with early years listeners.”