BILL RICHARDSON, winner of Canada’s Stephen Leacock Memorial Medal for Humour, and former radio host, has written several highly acclaimed books for children. They include The Aunts Come Marching, illustrated by Cynthia Nugent, winner of the Time to Read Award; After Hamelin, winner of the Ontario Library Association’s Silver Birch Award; and The Alphabet Thief, illustrated by Roxanna Bikadoroff, named among New York Library's Best Books for Kids. Bill lives in Vancouver, British Columbia.

ROXANNA BIKADOROFF’s illustrations have been published internationally for more than twenty-five years. She has won numerous awards, many of them National Magazine Awards, including Best Illustration (Gold). She recently collaborated with Bill Richardson on a collection of poems for adults as well as on her first children’s book, The Alphabet Thief. Roxanna lives in Vancouver.

A smart pick for language lovers of any age. - Publishers Weekly, STARRED REVIEW

A fun romp that lends itself to both quiety amused solo reading and boisterous read-aloud sessions. - Quill & Quire, STARRED REVIEW

This sneaky romp will do well one-on-one. - Kirkus Reviews

Sure to delight wordsmiths of all ages. A fun read-aloud that lends itself to curricular application. - School Library Journal

The text will inspire a passion for humorous wordplay. - Booklist

A small and hilarious picture book … Pictures and verses seem to tumble over one another … - The Wall Street Journal

The wordplay is fun … Roxanna Bikadoroff's lively spot illustrations deftly keep pace as the altered words pile up. - New York Times

The clever story in rhyme and playful ink-and-watercolor illustrations depicting word transformations make this small book one to add to my collection of alphabet books. - Literacy Daily