Lifelong cartoonist Ron Noble illustrated over a wide variety children's books, along with writing and illustrating Letter Beasties. Ron has worked for in TV and Film animation for many years. He won an Emmy Award® for directing the Rugrats TV series, and has directed many Nickelodeon shows like The Wild Thornberrys, Rocket Power, As Told By Ginger and All Grown Up. Ron has also created his own award-winning animated shorts, which have won dozens of international film festivals, as well as airing on Showtime and MTV.