Celebrates diverse and lively neighborhoods—Sesame Street meets Richard Scarry’s Busy Town.

Highly-anticipated new book from bestselling creators Alexandra Penfold and Suzanne Kaufman of All Are Welcome, which has sold over 500,000 copies to date, and Big Feelings. 

Bestselling author and illustrator team: All Are Welcome and Big Feelings have become perennial favorites among teachers and booksellers. This dynamic duo are a dream team when it comes to both storytelling and promotions.

Perfect for reading aloud: the book is written in a bouncy, friendly rhyme that makes it ideal for storytimes, community and classroom reads.

Colorful, expressive, and approachable art that is full of details children will love to explore.

Alexandra Penfold is a literary agent and the author of All Are Welcome, Big Feelings, The Littlest Viking, and Eat, Sleep, Poop. When she isn’t writing and drinking strong iced coffee, she can be found perfecting her lattice crust. She lives in Brooklyn with her family. 

Suzanne Kaufman is an author, illustrator, animator, and lover of school potlucks. Her books include All Are Welcome, Big Feelings, Confiscated!, I Love Monkey, 100 Bugs!, Naughty Claudine’s Christmas, and Samanthasaurus Rex. When not tramping through the wilds of the Pacific Northwest, you will find her teaching animation or working in her studio. She lives in Seattle with her family. 

Author Residence: Brooklyn, NY

Author Hometown: Connecticut

Suzanne Kaufman is an author, illustrator, animator, and lover of school potlucks. Her books include All Are Welcome, Big Feelings, Confiscated!, I Love Monkey, 100 Bugs!, Naughty Claudine's Christmas, and Samanthasaurus Rex. When not tramping through the wilds of the Pacific Northwest, you will find her teaching animation or working in her studio. She lives in Seattle with her family. 

Illustrator Residence: Seattle, WA

Illustrator Hometown: Wisconsin

“A book to share, a community to celebrate, and a spirit to promote everywhere.” —Kirkus Reviews