David Sedaris is the author of Barrel Fever and Holidays on Ice , as well as collections of personal essays, Naked , Me Talk Pretty One Day , Dress Your Family in Corduroy and Denim , When You Are Engulfed in Flames . Sedaris' pieces appear regularly in The New Yorker and have twice been included in "The Best American Essays." There are over ten million copies of his books in print and they have been translated into 25 languages. Bob Staake has authored/illustrated over 75 children's books, which have been translated into over 12 languages around the world. One of the nation's most prolific illustrators, Bob Staake's clients have included The New Yorker, TIME, McDonald's, Vanity Fair, Amtrak, Young & Rubicam, American Express, Sony, United Airlines, Nickelodeon, and countless others.