He spends his days helping kids learn about books and words, and reading and writing. At night, he writes books for those same kids. Sanders, a native of Missouri, has worked as a director of childhood education, an editor, product designer and editorial group manager. He is now an elementary school teacher in Hillsborough County and an award-winning picture book author. Sanders’ latest titles are Rodzilla, illustrated by Caldecott-award winner Dan Santat, and Ruby Rose, Big Bravos, illustrated by Debbie Ridpath Ohi. Next up for Sanders are his first nonfiction picture books, Pride: The Story of Harvey Milk and the Rainbow Flag (2018) and Stonewall: The Uprising for Gay Rights (2019), both from Random House.