An Artist's Night Before Christmas (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9781455622054)

Joan C. Waites has illustrated more than forty-five books for both classroom and general audiences, including Moon's Cloud Blanket, The Waving Girl, F Is for Firefighting, P Is for Police, Daniel Boone: Trailblazer, and Monsieur Durand's Grosse Affaire from Pelican. She studied illustration at George Washington University's Corcoran School of the Arts and Design and the Maryland Institute College of Art in Baltimore. While working as a freelance artist, Waites returned to the Corcoran School to teach as an adjunct faculty member for their children's "Aspiring Artists" programs. Waites runs her own art studio, Purple Crayon Studio, where she teaches a variety of art classes to young children, and she participates as an artist in residence at local elementary schools. She volunteers as the illustrator coordinator for the Mid-Atlantic region of the Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators, is a member of the Children's Book Guild of Washington, DC, and is a frequent contributor to the blog Pencil Tips Writing Workshop, where she offers art advice and tips to artists and teachers. Waites lives in the DC metro area with her husband and has three grown daughters.