Dana Meachen Rau is an author, editor, and illustrator of children's books. She has written more than 100 books for children, many of them nonfiction in subjects including astronomy, history, and geography, as well as numerous biographies. She lives in Burlington, Connecticut, with her husband and two children.
An excellent book to read with a toddler to introduce them to prepositions and counting. You look for ladybugs on each page (and you will find them), but the text instructs you to look under, down, up, etc. Also a good kindergarten-level reader.