Deborah Underwood author page

Deborah Underwood biography

Deborah Underwood writes books for children, especially picture books. Her work includes Outside In, The Quiet Book, The Loud Book and Here Comes the Easter Cat. Outside In, illustrated by Cindy Derby, was a Caldecott Honor book.

The Quiet Book was published in 2010 and is a picture book about different kinds of quiet in a child’s day. The Loud Book! followed in 2011 as a companion picture book about different kinds of loud sounds and moments.

Outside In is a picture book written by Deborah Underwood and illustrated by Cindy Derby. It explores how nature affects everyday life, including when people are indoors, and it is identified as a Caldecott Honor book.

Interstellar Cinderella, illustrated by Meg Hunt, is a rhyming science-fiction retelling of Cinderella for children. It was published by Chronicle Books in 2015 and presents Cinderella as a character who dreams of building rockets and repairs the prince’s spaceship.