Meet Tom Angleberger, the creative mind behind the Origami Yoda series as well as other delightfully funny stories for kids (like Horton Halfpott: Or, The Fiendish Mystery of Smugwick Manor; or, The Loosening of M’Lady Luggertuck’s Corset — with a glow-in-the-dark cover, of course!). Angelberger has Aspergers (he calls it his superpower), and many of his stories are filled with his own vivid memories of middle school — the good, the bad and the awkward. Angleberger illustrates all of his books, cartoon-style.

Writer Sarah Stewart and artist David Small, married more than 30 years, like to occasionally collaborate on books. Over the years, they’ve published a number of award-winning picture books, including The Journey, The Library, and the Caldecott Honor Book, The Gardener. The secret to their collaboration? Give each other the space to be creative and tell the story in their own way. Listen in as Small describes how he created the evocative blue-hued illustration for the endpapers in their newest book, The Quiet Place.