Couples who Collaborate: Tony and Angela DiTerlizzi

Abstract

If you are feeling a bit cranky, the best antidote might be reading Angela and Tony DiTerlizzi’s hilarious picture book, A Very Cranky Book (Quill Tree, 2023). The first official collaboration from this mega-creative couple, this is a comedic look at a book feeling just a bit “cranky.” Inspirational, funny, and creative, Angela and Tony DiTerlizzi are just getting started with their book collaborations.

Tony DiTerlizzi is the creator of the Caldecott Honor-winning The Spider and the Fly (2002), as well as the bestselling Spiderwick Chronicles, created with Holly Black, to name just a couple highlights of his successful career. Tony began creating art for Magic: The Gathering and Dungeons & Dragons, eventually achieving his dream of becoming a children’s book creator with his first book, Jimmy Zangwow’s Out-of-This-World Moon Pie Adventure (2000).