The Unexpected Adventures of C.A.T.

About Johanna Hurwitz

Johanna Hurwitz wrote her first book when she was in fourth grade in the Bronx. It was illustrated by a classmate and they are still friends. Dont look for the book in your school or public library because it wont be there. The book was never published. In fact there is just one copy in all the world and it is kept safe in a zip-locked bag in Johannas briefcase. She takes it to schools to show students and tell them its never too early to begin writing learning music practicing sports and planning ahead. Johanna didnt publish her first book Busybody Nora until she was 38 years old. Since then she has written and published more than 70 books including The Riverside Kids series Class Clown Baseball Fever and biographies of Anne Frank Leonard Bernstein and Helen Keller. She has also been a childrens librarian in school and public libraries. And she has traveled all over the United States and other countries talking to children teachers and parents about reading and writing. One of her favorite activities is exploring second-hand bookstores and discovering wonderful out-of-print books that she wasnt looking for and didnt even know existed. She has two children and three grandchildren. She has owned four cats but not all at the same time.Johanna lives in Vermont and Long Island NY. Sam Loman studied illustration at the Academy of Arts in Rotterdam the Netherlands (Bdes) and art design and illustration at the University of Hertfordshire UK (MA with distinction). In addition to illustrating picture books she designs products like stationery tableware cards and more. Her goal is to create images that have that one special magical touch that give people an awareness of the beautiful things around us. There are so many things that can give us joy a smile on our face things that amazes us: you just need to see them. She lives in the Netherlands.