Ann Redisch Stam­pler writes pic­ture books and Young Adult fic­tion, includ­ing The Wood­en Sword, a Syd­ney Tay­lor Hon­or book, and The Roost­er Prince of Breslov, win­ner of the Nation­al Jew­ish Book Award for pic­ture books. Ann’s most recent book, The Cats on Ben Yehu­da Street, is her fourth PJ Library selec­tion. Ann lives in Los Ange­les, California.