Tedd Arnold (born January 20, 1949, in Elmira, New York, United States) is an American children's book writer and illustrator.
[3] He worked as a commercial illustrator before beginning his career writing children's books.
Arnold met his wife, Carol, while living in Florida.
Carol, a former kindergarten teacher, encouraged him to write and illustrate children's books.
He is a three-time winner of the ALA's Theodor Seuss Geisel Honor for Hi!