Authors > Cynthia Rylant > Biography

Cynthia Rylant is the author of more than one hundred books for young people, including the beloved Henry and Mudge, Annie and Snowball, and Mr. Putter & Tabby series. Her novel Missing May received the Newbery Medal and her pictures books When I Was Young in the Mountains and The Relatives Came received Caldecott Honors. She lives in Lake Oswego, Oregon.