About Katherine Applegate
Katherine Applegate is the #1 New York Times-bestselling author of beloved and award-winning books for young readers, including Pocket Bear, Odder, Home of the Brave, Crenshaw, Wishtree, Willodeen, and The One and Only Ivan, for which she won the Newbery Medal. She is also the author of the Animorphs series, a beginning reader series, Doggo and Pupper, illustrated by Charlie Alder, and the picture book, Odder: An Otter's Story, illustrated by Charles Santoso. Her middle-grade books, Dogtown and Mouse and His Dog, co-authored with Gennifer Choldenko, were also instant New York Times bestsellers. Katherine Applegate lives in Nevada with her family.
About Gennifer Choldenko
Gennifer Choldenko’s best known Tales from Alcatraz series has been called “A cornerstone series in contemporary children’s literature.” Al Capone Does My Shirts—the first book in the series—was a Newbery Honor Book and the recipient of twenty other awards. All four books in the series were Junior Library Guild selections and garnered many starred reviews. Gennifer lives in the San Francisco Bay area with her loyal husband and naughty dog.
About Wallace West
Wallace West is a world explorer and thankfully not allergic to travel. He goes to botanical gardens and flowery parks in every city he visits—without sneezing fire on them. Apart from drawing dragons, he has illustrated picture books and novels, including the New York Times bestselling Dogtown books.
About Dylan Reilly Fitzpatrick
Dylan Reilly Fitzpatrick is a proudly queer artist, Dylan is a passionate narrator with a deep, abiding love for intricate character work. They bring a distinct voice to each piece they work on, always ensuring that not only is the narration tailored to the author’s voice, but that each character voice within, has it’s own unique sound. Having spent much of their career steeped in theatre and traditional voiceover, Dylan has a knack for bringing vibrant energy to all their work, regardless of genre.Additionally, their work won them inclusion in the Deadline Award’s “Trailblazer Cohort”, and their first solo-narrated work, “Go Luck Yourself” by Sara Raasch, was named an Apple Music Must Listen.As a narrator, Dylan is most inspired by the depth of character that is afforded by audiobooks as a medium. A lover of fantasy, science fiction, and all manner of romance, Dylan loves bringing bizarre worlds and heightened situations to life, grounding and infusing them with humanity and vulnerability.