Tell a Lie and Your Butt Will Grow

Author Dan Greenburg was born in Chicago, Illinois on June 20, 1936. He received a B.A. from the University of Illinois and a M.A. from UCLA. He writes for both children and adults. His children's series include Zack Files, Secrets of Dripping Fang, and Maximum Boy. His best-selling adult titles include How to Be a Jewish Mother, Scoring, Love show more Kills, and How to Avoid Love and Marriage. He is also a humorist, a screenwriter, and a playwright. He currently lives in Westchester County, New York. (Bowker Author Biography) show less

Jack E. Davis was born in Des Moines, Iowa on July 27, 1943. He was an illustrator and humorist. He worked as an art director at Ayres and Associates before becoming a freelance illustrator. His editorial illustrations appeared in several publications including Mother Jones Magazine and the Nation. During his lifetime, he illustrated over 60 show more children's books including Bedhead by Margi Palatini, Metro Cat by Marsha Diane Arnold, Music Over Manhattan by Mark Karlins, The Zack Files series by Dan Greenburg, Marsupial Sue by John Lithgow, and The Picture of Morty and Ray and Yo-Yo Man by Daniel Pinkwater. He was awarded the New York Society of Illustrators Gold Medal Award for Humor. He died on August 19, 2016 at the age of 73. (Bowker Author Biography) show less