DOUGLAS FLORIAN is the creator of many acclaimed picture books including zoo's who; bow wow meow meow , a Parents Magazine Best Book of the Year; lizards, frogs, and polliwogs , a Bulletin Blue Ribbon Book; mammalabilia , an ABA's Pick of the Lists; insectlopedia , an ALA Notable Children's Book and Publishers Weekly Best Book of the Year; and omnibeasts , a gift collection of his best-loved animal poems. He lives with his family in New York City.
