Matt Tavares is the author-illustrator of Crossing Niagara, Henry Aaron’s Dream, There Goes Ted Williams, Becoming Babe Ruth and Growing Up Pedro, as well as Zachary’s Ball, Oliver’s Game and Mudball. He is the illustrator of ’Twas the Night Before Christmas, Over the River and Through the Wood, Lady Liberty by Doreen Rappaport, The Gingerbread Pirates by Kristin Kladstrup and Jubilee! by Alicia Potter. Most recently he wrote and illustrated the modern Christmas tale Red and Lulu. Matt Tavares lives in Maine, USA. Find him online at matttavares.com and on Twitter as @tavaresbooks.

lovely, touching story aided by gorgeous, expressive pictures

Matt Tavares is the author-illustrator of Crossing Niagara, Henry Aaron’s Dream, There Goes Ted Williams, Becoming Babe Ruth and Growing Up Pedro, as well as Zachary’s Ball, Oliver’s Game and Mudball. He is the illustrator of ’Twas the Night Before Christmas, Over the River and Through the Wood, Lady Liberty by Doreen Rappaport, The Gingerbread Pirates by Kristin Kladstrup and Jubilee! by Alicia Potter. Most recently he wrote and illustrated the modern Christmas tale Red and Lulu. Matt Tavares lives in Maine, USA. Find him online at matttavares.com and on Twitter as @tavaresbooks.

lovely, touching story aided by gorgeous, expressive pictures

Matt Tavares is the author-illustrator of Crossing Niagara, Henry Aaron’s Dream, There Goes Ted Williams, Becoming Babe Ruth and Growing Up Pedro, as well as Zachary’s Ball, Oliver’s Game and Mudball. He is the illustrator of ’Twas the Night Before Christmas, Over the River and Through the Wood, Lady Liberty by Doreen Rappaport, The Gingerbread Pirates by Kristin Kladstrup and Jubilee! by Alicia Potter. Most recently he wrote and illustrated the modern Christmas tale Red and Lulu. Matt Tavares lives in Maine, USA. Find him online at matttavares.com and on Twitter as @tavaresbooks.

lovely, touching story aided by gorgeous, expressive pictures