500 Words to Grow On

Random House Children’s Books is the world’s largest English-language children’s trade book publisher. Creating books for toddlers through young adult readers, in all formats from board books to activity books to picture books, novels, and nonfiction, the imprints of Random House Children’s Books bring together award-winning authors and illustrators, world-famous franchise characters, and multimillion-copy series. Random House is the longtime home of the beloved and bestselling Dr. Seuss books, which continue to make learning to read fun for millions of children everywhere.

Kristin Kest is an artist and illustrator. She has illustrated numerous covers and interiors for books and for adults and young readers. She received an MFA at the Maryland Institute College of Art and teaches illustration and other courses at York College of Pennsylvania.