The Angry Moon

William Sleator wrote some fantastic young adult science fiction, like House of Stairs. His stories often explore unsettling themes and strange situations that really stick with you. If you like thought-provoking reads, you'll want to check him out.

Blair Lent (January 22, 1930 – January 27, 2009), who sometimes wrote as Ernest Small, was an American illustrator and writer of children's books, perhaps best known for those with Chinese themes such as Tikki Tikki Tembo (1968). He won the 1973 Caldecott Medal for U.S. picture book illustration, recognizing The Funny Little Woman by Arlene Mosel. Lent used a wide range of techniques in his illustrations, including acrylic painting, cardboard cutouts, colored pencil and ink and wash. Born in...