robert burleigh
Robert Burleigh has written many acclaimed picture books, including several illustrated by Wendell Minor: Tiny Bird: A Hummingbird’s Amazing Journey, Edward Hopper Paints His World, Abraham Lincoln Comes Home, and If You Spend a Day with Thoreau at Walden Pond. The recipient of the Prairies State Award, naming him Illinois Children’s Book Author of the Year, Bob lives in Grand Haven, Michigan.