Gilbert Ford has illustrated many New York Times best selling middle grade novels and award winning picture books. He holds a BFA from Pratt Institute and an MFA in Writing for Children and Young Adults from the Vermont College of Fine Arts. He is the author and illustrator of non fiction picture books THE MARVELOUS THING THAT CAME FROM A SPRING (a best Stem book), and HOW THE COOKIE CRUMBLED. His debut middle grade novel he wrote and illustrated entitled THE MYSTERIOUS MESSENGER, came out in July, 2020.
