Karen Katz is a children's book illustrator and author who has written and illustrated more than fifty picture books and novelty books including the bestsellingWhere Is Baby's Belly Button? After graduating from the Tyler School of Art in Philadelphia, she attended the Yale Graduate School of Art and Architecture where she became interested in folk art, Indian miniatures, Shaker art and Mexican art. Her book,Counting Kisses, was named one of the 100 Greatest Books for Kids byScholastic Parent camp; Child and was a Children's BookoftheMonth Club Main Selection.