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Before he wrote about elephants, piggies, and rebellious pigeons, Mo Willems was an animator and writer for Sesame Street. TELL ME HOW TO GET 123 The number of English- language books published in the Berenstain Bears series between 1962 and the present! 428 NAME TAGS! eFAIL Dog Man and Captain Underpants author Dav Pilkey is actually named David. When he once worked at a pizza restaurant, the "e" was accidentally left off his name tag—and he's been known as Dav ever since! DRAGON BIRD Wings of Fire author Tui T. Sutherland is named not for a mythical beast but for the tuı, a New Zealand bird known for its extremely loud calls. SATURDAY'S SON? The Crossover author Kwame Alexander's first name is Ghanaian and means "born on a Saturday." However, he was actually born on a Wednesday. Shhhhh! How much do you know about the names of your favourite authors? Le Petit Prince (The Little Prince) by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry is the most translated non-religious book ever. It has been printed in 505 different languages! The Big Prince TEXT: JOHN CROSSINGHAM PHOTOS: WIKICOMMONS (EPIC OF GILGAMESH); GETTYISTOCK (BOOK SPINES, OPEN BOOK); ALAMY (SESAME STREET, THE BERENSTAIN BEARS) ILLUSTRATIONS (GETTYISTOCK)