Rebecca Leer was trained as a medical illustrator and has been a freelance editorial illustrator for years. Her first book project The Girl Who Listened To Sinks (Simon & Schuster) was included in the 1993 Society of Illustrators show. Rebecca illustrated the jacket and black and white interior of Papa Alonzo Leatherby for Simon & Schuster and A Spoon For Every Bite by Joe Hayes (Orchard/Scholastic and Cinco Puntos Press). She has also illustrated many book jackets for middle grade and young adult readers.