Karen Gray Ruelle
                                Originally from Maryland, Karen Gray Ruelle is a children’s book author and illustrator currently based in New York. Her numerous books include 
The Grand Mosque of Paris, co-written with Deborah Durland Desaix, which was an ALSC Notable Book and an Orbis Pictus Award Recommended Title, as well as 
The Crunchy, Munchy Christmas Tree and 
April Fool!