Ian Lendler

Ian Lendler is an award-winning author of picture books, non-fiction, and graphic novels. His most recent non-fiction, The First Dinosaur, was voted Kirkus Best of 2019, an NSTA Best of 2019, an Orbus Pictus Recommended Title, a Crystal Kite Honor, and Cybil Award winner. It was also selected by the Junior Library Guild. He started his career as a journalist, and his articles appeared in the SF Chronicle, Mental Floss, and CNN, among others.

His graphic novel series, The Stratford Zoo Presents..., was voted Best of 2015 by a number of state library societies as well as being a Junior Library Guild Selection.