Carin Berger is an award winning designer, illustrator, and author. She has worked in London, San Francisco, and New York City. Her illustrations, cut paper collages, are made with scraps of ephemera, used clothing catalogues, and old ticket stubs. Basically, any odds and ends that she can find. Her first two children’s books, Not So True Stories and Unreasonable Rhymes, and All Mixed Up, were published by Chronicle Books and she has illustrated Behold the Bold Umbrellaphant by Jack Prelutsky, Greenwillow Books, 2006. The Little Yellow Leaf and Ok Go!, both published by Greenwillow Books, are her two most recent books. Design clients include Random House, WW Norton, Little Brown & Co., Pantheon Books, Penguin Putnam, and Farrar, Straus and Giroux.

Carin has been awarded the 2006 Founder’s Award from the Society of Illustrators, the Best of Show from 3 x 3 Magazine for the Children’s Book Show, and the Scandiuzzi Children’s Book Award. Her newest book, The Little Yellow Leaf, was named a New York Times Best Illustrated Children's Book of 2008. Her work has been featured in some of the most prestigious trade publications, including CA Magazine, Print Magazine, How Magazine, and 3 x 3 Magazine, and it has been included in shows for the Society of Illustrators and American Illustration. Her books have received starred reviews from Publisher’s Weekly and School Library Journal and have won numerous awards.

“...the imagination at work here marks this author-artist as one to watch.” –Publisher’s Weekly 

“It’s a pleasure to have a new poet and illustrator dance upon the scene. Berger pairs inventive wordplay with equally inventive cut-paper collages...This title has the verve of the very best concrete poetry...and the energy of the very best paper illustrations... ” –School Library Journal

“Channeling Hieronymus Bosch, but with a smile,...this debut should inspire plenty of chuckles from fans.” –Kirkus Reviews

“...a delightful feast for the eye and the ear...In this stunning debut, Berger introduces children to the magical world of imagination and wordplay...” –Bookideas.com

“The whimsical illustrations...create a rich visual treat.” –School Library Journal, Starred Review