Kimmelman, Leslie: - Leslie Kimmelman is the author of more than fifty children's picture books and early readers, both fiction and nonfiction, including Everybody Says Shalom, a Sydney Taylor Honor Book, and We're Amazing, 1, 2, 3! A Story About Friendship and Autism, the book that first introduced Sesame Street's Julia. Leslie was a children's book editor for many years, including almost twenty-five years at Sesame Workshop. She lives in the New York City area. Please visit her at lesliekimmelman.com.