When Paul Revere Rode

Sarah L. Thomson has published more than thirty books, including prose and poetry, fiction and nonfiction, picture books and novels. Her work includes a lively mystery featuring an orphaned baby griffin, a riveting survival story about wildfires and wombats, and nonfiction about elephants, sharks, tigers, plesiosaurs, and other fascinating creatures. Kirkus Reviews praised the “richly poetic language” of Wombat Underground, and School Library Journal called her picture book Cub’s Big World “a big must-have.” Sarah worked as an editor at HarperCollins and Simon & Schuster before becoming a full-time writer. Her most recent book is When Paul Revere Rode, illustrated by Nik Henderson. She lives in Portland, Maine. Learn more about her work at sarahlthomson.com.

Nik Henderson is a children’s book illustrator and visual development artist with a degree in illustration from the Savannah College of Art and Design. His titles include Trucks on Trucks by Sorche Fairbank, Granny Rex by Kurtis Scaletta, and Evidence! How Dr. John Snow Solved the Mystery of Cholera by Deborah Hopkinson, which earned three starred reviews. He currently resides in Strafford, Missouri.