**James Mayhew *is an award-winning children's illustrator and author who has been the recipient of numerous prizes, including a New York Times Award for The Boy and the Cloth of Dreams *, and an Aesop Accolade from the American Folklore Society for Shakespeare's Storybook. His best-selling series f...

**James Mayhew *is an award-winning children's illustrator and author who has been the recipient of numerous prizes, including a New York Times Award for The Boy and the Cloth of Dreams *, and an Aesop Accolade from the American Folklore Society for Shakespeare's Storybook. His best-selling series for children include the Katie series and the Ella Bella Ballerina series.