Alastair Reidis a poet, translator, essayist, and scholar of Latin American literature. He had been on the staff ofThe New Yorkersince 1959 and has translated works by Pablo Neruda and Jorge Luis Borges. Among his many books for children areA Balloon for a Blunderbuss, I Keep Changing, andMillionaires(all illustrated by Bob Gill), andSupposing(illustrated by Abe Birnbaum). In 2008 he published two career-spanning collections of work,Inside Out: Selected Poetry and TranslationsandOutside In: Selected Prose.
Ben Shahn(1898–1969) was a painter, muralist, print-maker, and illustrator. He was best known for his socially and politically informed artwork, including a famous series of paintings depicting the trial of the anarchists Sacco and Vanzetti. His 1956 Charles Eliot Norton lectures were collected and published asThe Shape of Content, and he illustrated numerous books of poetry.Ounce Dice Triceis the only book he illustrated that was written specifically for children.
