Edward Randolph Emberley (born October 19, 1931)[1] is an American artist and illustrator, best known for children's picture books.
Emberley married Barbara, a librarian and writer, in 1955; they have two children, Rebecca and Michael.
His drawing books for children feature clear step-by-step instructions employing numbers, letters, and shapes graded to the early elementary school level.
[2] His most recent book, The Red Hen, was released on October 26, 2010; like his preceding work, Chicken Little (2009) it is a collaboration with Rebecca Emberley.
[1] He was sole runner-up for the 1967 Caldecott Medal, as illustrator of One Wide River to Cross, written by his wife Barbara Emberley.