Denise Fleming likes purple sneakers and rainbow-striped socks. She has written and illustrated many picture books, including SHOUT! Shout It Out!; Sleepy, Oh So Sleepy; The Everything Book; Alphabet Under Construction; Lunch; Count!, and In the Small, Small Pond. Her illustrations are created by pulp painting, a papermaking technique.
Denise lives in Toledo, Ohio, with her husband, David Powers, with whom she often collaborates.