Satoshi Kitamura is an award-winning picture book artist and illustrator. His books include When Sheep Cannot Sleep: The Counting Book, Millie’s Marvellous Hat, and Lily Takes a Walk. He has worked with numerous artists and poets, especially with poet John Agard, with whom he has collaborated on a number of books, including The Young Inferno and Goldilocks on CCTV. Kitamura has contributed to the latest issue of Monkey Business “Variation and Theme,” a graphic narrative inspired by a Charles Simic poem.