Elliot Kreloff is an award-winning designer and children’s book illustrator. His career as creative director for Scholastic Books, Disney Publishing Worldwide, MacMillan Publishing, Blue Apple Books, and his own studio, Design Five, has spanned over forty years. As an arts educator, he has taught at Parsons School of Design, New York Institute of Technology, Rutgers University and Fordham University, and is currently a member of the faculty of the Art Workshop International. His books have been awarded Best Book of the Year by Child Magazine, and he has received awards from various professional design organizations (Bookbinders Guild, Art Direction Magazine, Communication Arts and The Society of Illustrators). He is a graduate of Cooper Union and holds a master’s degree from Hunter College.