 Bernard Waber

Bernard Waber (September 27, 1921–May 16, 2013) was an American children's author most famous for the books "The House on East 88th Street" (1962), "Lyle, Lyle, Crocodile" (1965) and the subsequent books in the "Lyle" series.He was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania to Henry and Pauline Waber.