Rob Harrell is a graduate of DePauw University and the author of the middle grade novel Wink, the Life of Zarf series and the graphic novel Monster on the Hill, which was adapted into the animated film Rumble. In addition, Harrell created the comic strip Big Top and now writes and draws the daily strip Adam@Home. Harrell recently wrote and illustrated the graphic novel Batpig series. His most recent book, Popcorn, won the Schneider Family Book Award.