Julie Salamon is the author of several bestselling and award-winning books for adults and children, including Wendy and the Lost Boys, The Devil’s Candy, Facing the Wind, Rambam’s Ladder, and The Christmas Tree. She was a critic and reporter for the Wall Street Journal and the New York Times, and has written for the New Yorker and more. Her latest book, Cat in the City (illustrated by Jill Weber) will be published in September 2014.