Geert De Kockere is a Belgian author who has written numerous books for children. Geert first gained recognition for his volumes of poetry for children; his books have now been translated into at least eight languages. He is also an avid nature photographer, and has published four books of his photographs.<BR><BR>Carll Cneut has illustrated over thirty books, including City Lullabye (Clarion), The Amazing Love Story of Mister Morf (Macmillan) and Jack and the Seven Deadly Giants (Farrar, Straus and Giroux.). He has won many awards for his work, including the Book Peacock award for Willy. In 2010 he was shortlisted for the Hans Christian Andersen Award, considered the most prestigious award In International children's literature. <BR><BR>http://www.amazon.com/Willy-Geert-Kockere/dp/0802853951