About the author: Sandra Boynton is a popular American cartoonist, children’s author, songwriter, producer, and director. Since 1974, Boynton has written and illustrated over eighty-five children’s books and seven general audience books, including five New York Times bestsellers. More than 90 million of her books have been sold, “mostly to friends and family,” she says. She has also written (with Michael Ford) and produced seven albums of renegade children’s music.

Image description: The cover illustration has a blue background with 12 apples spread out over the whole cover. In the middle there is an illustration of a cow, holding an apple, and two ducks next to the cow--one on each side. The title is printed above this illustration, and the author's name is printed at the bottom of the cover.