Raina Telgemeier is the #1 New York Times bestselling creator of the graphic memoirs Smile, Sisters, and Guts. Smile has appeared on the New York Times bestseller list for more than four years, and Guts simultaneously occupied the #1 slot on the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, and USA Today bestseller lists. Telgemeier is credited with transforming the graphic novel market and children’s publishing proving that young readers were eager for realistic comics.