**Antoinette Portis *is the author of many inventive books for children, including Not a Box , a New York Times Best Illustrated Book and a Geisel Honor Book and the Sibert Honor book * Hey, Water!, which received starred reviews from Kirkus Reviews, Booklist, and School Library Journal, who said &q...

**Antoinette Portis *is the author of many inventive books for children, including Not a Box , a New York Times Best Illustrated Book and a Geisel Honor Book and the Sibert Honor book * Hey, Water!, which received starred reviews from Kirkus Reviews, Booklist, and School Library Journal, who said "This simple introduction to water is an ideal read-aloud for the youngest scientists". Other titles include A New Green Day which was a Junior Library Guild selection and a Publishers Weekly Best Book of the Year, as well as the ALA Notable Books Wait and Now. A recipient of the Prestigious Sendak Fellowship, she lives in Southern California. Visit her at Antoinetteportis.com