Pablo's Pet (Confetti Kids #9): (Dive Into Reading) (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9781643792064)

Sheri Tan is a freelance writer and editor of books for children. She has worked at major publishers in New York City, as well as a publishing house in Singapore, where she wrote the middle-grade chapter-book series Girl Overboard. She loves to travel and hopes to one day say that she's been to every continent in the world! When she's not globe-trotting, Tan lives in Queens, New York, with her husband and two sons.

Shirley Ng-Benitez is a Bay Area children's book author/illustrator who has illustrated 35+ children's books, and has a background in Graphic Design (GabbyandCo.com), and hand-lettering (American Greetings, Inc.). She works and experiments in traditional mediums including watercolor, gouache, pen&ink, oils, and painted & cut-paper collage. Her work draws from a deep wish to add more compassion and connection in the world through her art and stories. She founded @AWEtober on Instagram, an annual art auction fundraiser since '20, whose efforts have raised tens of thousands for various organizations supporting victims of the California wildfires, and efforts in coral reef restoration around the globe. She lives with her family and two black cats, and is thrilled to be working on her debut picture book, DOWN, THROUGH, UP by Quill Tree Books, Winter '25. Please visit shirleyngbenitez.com for more.