John and Ann Hassett have been collaborating on picture books for more than twenty-five years and are known for their quirky humor and lively illustrations. With over a dozen books published they have been recognized with a Parents' Choice Foundation Picture Book Recommendation, a Bulletin Blue Ribbon, a Booklist Editors' Choice, a Maine Literary Award and features in The New York Times Sunday Book Review. For many years John and Ann Hassett have lived in an old yellow farmhouse in Waldoboro, Maine. There are squirrels in the attic and mice in the walls. It is a quiet place of trees and fields and saltwater coves.John and Ann Hassett have been collaborating on picture books for more than twenty-five years and are known for their quirky humor and lively illustrations. With over a dozen books published they have been recognized with a Parents' Choice Foundation Picture Book Recommendation, a Bulletin Blue Ribbon, a Booklist Editors' Choice, a Maine Literary Award and features in The New York Times Sunday Book Review. For many years John and Ann Hassett have lived in an old yellow farmhouse in Waldoboro, Maine. There are squirrels in the attic and mice in the walls. It is a quiet place of trees and fields and saltwater coves.