Cynthia Platt is the author of three picture books—A LITTLE BIT OF LOVE, PANDA-MONIUM, and GROW—as well as numerous Curious George books. Her first middle grade novel, PARKER BELL AND THE SCIENCE OF FRIENDSHIP, was published by Clarion Books in May 2019. She is also a children's book editor, working most recently at Houghton Mifflin Harcourt before starting her own children’s book editorial service.