Raina Telgemeier

Raina Telgemeier is an American cartoonist who writes and illustrates graphic novels. She is best known for Smile, a full-color middle grade memoir that began as a webcomic, and its follow-up Sisters, with both books appearing on The New York Times best-seller lists. Her other titles include Drama, a coming-of-age story about a girl who designs sets for a middle school musical, and Ghosts and Guts. She also illustrated four graphic novel adaptations of The Baby-Sitters Club books by Ann M. Martin.