Peter Parnall has illustrated a lot of children's book over the years, most notably for the stories of Byrd Baylor. His style is real easy to spot - bright colors, lots of empty space, and usually some type of cactus, bird, or desert cliff. His work might be a little "Southwest Trading Post" at times, but his illustrations have always stuck with us since reading Everybody Needs A Rock when we were younger. Turns out Parnall illustrated the original cover of Edward Abbey's Desert Solitaire as well, so that makes him okay with in these parts. The books he and Baylor did in the 70s and 80s might not be much of a read anymore, but the pictures are still great.More Parnall book covers