Matt Phelan is the award-winning, New York Times-bestselling author/illustrator of many books for young readers. His graphic novels include The Storm in the Barn, Around the World, Bluffton and Snow White. Phelan has been nominated for five Will Eisner Comic Industry Awards, including best writer/artist and best new graphic album for Bluffton. In 2014, Phelan received the Free Library of Philadelphia/Drexel University Children's Literature Citation.