Simms Taback was an American writer, graphic artist, and illustrator of more than 35 books. He is best known for Joseph Had a Little Overcoat, which won the 2000 Caldecott Medal for American picture book illustration, and he was a runner-up for the same medal in 1998 with There Was an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Fly. Taback died on December 25, 2011.
