Chester

SydHoffwasbornandraisedinNewYorkCity.HestudiedattheNationalAcademyofDesignandsoldhisfirstcartoontoTheNewYorkerwhenhewaseighteen.Heeventuallybecameoneofthemostoriginalandbelovedauthorsandillustratorsofchildren'sbooks.Mr.Hoffwrotemorethanfiftybooksforchildren,includingtheICanReadtitlesDannyandtheDinosaur,Oliver,andSammytheSeal.