About the Author—Matt Robbins

Matt Robbins is an Emmy Award-winning photojournalist. At an early age, struggling to read and write, he realized that his method of learning was different from that of his classmates. He was eventually diagnosed with dyslexia, and like most kids diagnosed with this condition, Matt had a hard time in school. His mom would ask him why he could remember every lyric to a song but could not spell a simple word. That's when he realized putting some kind of rhythm or rhyme to his lessons helped him contain the information. He wrote Stop-Sign Sam with that in mind, hoping to get kids interested in reading at an early age. Matt's message to young readers is, "Stop letting dyslexia stop you, because it didn't stop me!"

About the Illustrator—Cynthia Meadows

Cynthia Meadows, a native Texan, draws and paints on anything she can find. Whether it is cartoons on the sides of her homework in elementary school, paintings as Christmas gifts, murals or faux finishes on walls, or illustrations and storyboards for advertising agencies, she has continually decorated the world. Cynthia's desire to look inside characters is the reason she loves to illustrate children's books, to create characters, and to give the reader a positive, often humorous, view of life.