Before writing and illustrating kid-favorite easy-to-reads like Hot Dog, multi-talented Molly Coxe taught preschool and high school English. Her books have sold over two million copies. She lives in San Francisco.

"Two snails, Nate and Kate, bake a cake for their grandpa but have to avoid a snake by the lake to get it to him, in this book that features the long 'a' sound"--