Dan Saks is an author, musician, and music educator specializing in
early childhood education. He has lived and taught in New York,
Mexico City, and Switzerland and has traveled the world as a
performing musician. He has published three books for children,
centered around the theme of FAMILY. He currently lives with his
wife and two daughters in Brooklyn, New York, where he produces
Noodle Loaf, a popular music education podcast for kids with over
one million downloads. A Top 10 Apple Podcast in Music Education
for Kids, Noodle Loaf builds on the fundamentals of music through
play and the exploration of musical genres and silly sounds... lots
of silly sounds.
Brooke Smart is an illustrator based in Sandy, Utah, where she
spends her days gathering ideas for stories and her nights telling
those stories with her pen and paintbrush, inspired by her
children. Brooke earned a BFA in Illustration from Brigham Young
University and started her artistic career as a fine artist. She
loves working with traditional media, especially with watercolor,
gouache, and on occasion, acrylic paint. Her work appears in
children's magazines, children's books, but also on cards and other
learning materials. She lives in Utah with her husband and three
children.
"A portrait of a welcoming community that demonstrates the values
of care and inclusion." —Kirkus Reviews
"A charming introduction to the big idea of school, and an angle
that will resonate: it’s not the building but the people that make
up a school." —School Library Journal
A 2025 Bank Street Best Board Book of the Year
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