Lori HouranLori Haskins Houran has written more than fifty children's books, including Next to You, named a Best Picture Book of 2016 by School Library Journal; Button Your Buttons, which received a starred review from Kirkus in 2020; and te soon-to-be-released Close Your Eyes, hailed by SLJ as "a perfect bedtime work." She's also the author of the popular easy readers Too Many Dogs and Too Many Cats, which together have sold more than 700,000 copies. Lori is a former Senior Editor at Random House and Editorial Director at Golden Books. She lives in Massachusetts with her family. Read More Read Less