Jonah Winter has written more than thirty highly acclaimed books for children, including the recently published The Sad Little Fact and Elvis is King. His other books include The Secret Project, which received five starred reviews; Mickey Mantle- The Commerce Comet; Lillian's Right to Vote, which received four starred reviews; and You Never Heard of Casey Stengel?!, called "inspired" by the New York Times Book Review. Booklist called his most recent publication Thurgood "a memorable portrait of a legal giant" in a starred review.