Sharon Bell Mathis has written many books for children and young adults and received many accolades in her career. Her bookRay Charles, a nonfiction biography ofRay Charles, received theCoretta Scott King Award.The Hundred Penny Boxreceived aNewbery Honor Awardand is a recipient of theBoston Globe-Horn Book Awardand also aAmerican Library Association Notable Children's Book, andTeacup Full of Roseswas aNew York TimesOutstanding Book of the Year. Leo Dillonwas born to Trinidadian parents in New York in 1933. He met his future wife, Diane, when they were both studying at the Parsons School of Design in New York in 1953. They married in 1957 and became an iconic artistic duo. Leo and Diane collaborated on covers and woodcuts for a number of Harlan Ellison books; in 1981, Ellison edited a biography of thementitledThe Art of Leo & Diane Dillon.Leo and Diane are the only illustrators to win the Caldecott Medal two years in a row, which they did in 1976 and 1977. They produced more than 100 speculative book and magazine covers together. Leo Dillon passed away in 2012. Diane Dillon was born in Los Angeles in 1933. She met her future husband, Leo, when they were both studying at the Parsons School of Design in New York in 1953. They married in 1957 and became an iconic artistic duo.The Dillons are the only illustrators to win the Caldecott Medal two years in a row, which they did in 1976 and 1977. They produced more than 100 speculative book and magazine covers together.