Squishy School #1: Buddy Up!

Sudipta Bardhan-Quallen doesn’t mind being squished, as long as it is by her family or her pugs. She is the author of many books for young readers, including the Purrmaids series, Cats in Construction Hats, Roxie Loves Adventure, and Chicks Rule! She lives in New Jersey where she raises children and bees, thereby increasing the sweetness of the world.Swiss sensation, Becky Cas is a fast-emerging Kawaii styled illustrator and writer with a growing reputation in the illustration industry. Becky started illustration as a hobby, publishing her work on social media until a chance commission from Snapchat encouraged her to try illustrating as a full-time job. Today Becky runs her own illustration studio, with a prestigious list of clients to her name, 150,000 followers on Instagram and a best-selling course collaboration with Domestika.

"Shape-based b&w art depicts every friendship mishap and opportunity across this animated, bubbly look at first-day-of-school-jitters." —Publishers Weekly