Bob McMahon is an illustrator and creator of the Cookie & Broccoli series. Cookie & Broccoli: Ready for School! was a Sunshine State Award nominee and a Little Maverick Graphic novel selection, and Kirkus Reviews applauded Cookie & Broccoli: Play It Cool for its "nonstop silliness from start to finish." Bob lives in Thousand Oaks, California, with his wife and daughter and a dog named Sam.