Jamie Kif­fel-Alcheh is the author of CAN YOU HEAR A COO-COO?, A HOOPOE SAYS, OOP!, LIS­TEN! ISRAEL’S ALL AROUND and THE BIGGEST OF ALL! (Kar-Ben). She believes even the youngest read­ers deserve smart books, and that, just as babies can pack great mean­ing into a few sounds, lit­tle books can com­mu­ni­cate vol­umes in just a few words. Jamie also loves the ani­mal king­dom, and reg­u­lar­ly writes cov­er sto­ries for Nation­al Geo­graph­ic KIDS magazine.