Sam Ricks is the illustrator of The Best of Iggy and Iggy Is Even Better Than Ever, written by best-selling author Annie Barrows. He received the 2016 Theodor Seuss Geisel Award for his illustrations in Don't Throw It To Mo!(Viking), written by David A. Adler. In addition to six Mo Jackson titles, Sam has also illustrated the STINKBOMB AND KETCHUP-FACE series (Putnam), EERIE ELEMENTARY books (Scholastic), the DATA Set series (Little Simon), and THE SADDEST TOILET IN THE WORLD (Aladdin). He lives near Salt Lake City with his family.