Benjamin Chaud is the author and illustrator of New York Times Notable Book THE BEAR'S SONG, THE BEAR'S SEA ESCAPE, THE BEAR'S SURRPISE, and LITTLE BEAR'S BIG HOUSE, and he is the illustrator of THE TRUTH ABOUT MY UNBELIEVABLE SCHOOL... and Junior Library Guild selection I DIDN'T DO MY HOMEWORK BECAUSE... for which there are 21 international editions to date. He lives in the French Alps.