Peter Sylvada’s first children’s picture book, A Symphony of Whales, was named a 1999 New York Times Book Review Best Illustrated Book, an NCSS/CBC Notable Children’s Trade Book in the Field of Social Studies, and an NSTA/CBC Outstanding Science Trade Book for Children. Peter also does commercial illustration and creates fine art pieces. A graduate of the Art Center College of Pasadena, he lives in Cardiff by the Sea, California.