Demarest, Chris

Chris L. Demarest has written and illustrated many books for children, including No Peas for Nellie, Benedict Finds a Home, and Clemens' Kingdom, all of which were Junior Library Guild Selections. Among his other titles are I Invited a Dragon to Dinner; Hurricane Hunter!: Riders on the Storm; Firefighters A to Z, a New York Times Best Book for Children; and My Little Reed Car, a Parents' Choice Award winner. He also provided the illustrations for Wicked by Gregory Maguire. He lives with his son in New Hampshire.