Carson Ellis is the author and illustrator of bestselling picture books Home and Du Iz Tak? (a Caldecott Honor book) and the illustrator of a number of books for children, including the Wildwood Chronicles series by her husband, Colin Meloy. Ellis’s newest book One Week in January is her adult debut. She has won awards for illustration, and as the illustrator-in-residence for Meloy’s band, the Decemberists, she has received Grammy nominations for album art design. She contributes work to The New Yorker, The New York Times, and other publications. She lives on a farm in Oregon.