Pretty Ugly The story of Anna Van Ogre, who makes the ugliest faces. IAN FALCONER is a painter and illustrator whose work has appeared on the covers of The New Yorker. He has designed sets and costumes for the New York City Ballet, the San Francisco Opera, and the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, among others. He won a Caldecott Honor for Olivia, the first in a series of children's books. Pretty Ugly is his first comic-book story. Ian lives in Manhattan. DAVID SEDARIS was born in Johnson City, New York, and now lives in Paris, France. He is the author of four books, including Naked and Me Talk Pretty One Day. He writes plays with his sister Amy, one of which, One Woman Shoe, won an Obie award. He's also a regular contributor to Public Radio International's This American Life. Pretty Ugly was inspired by his sister Amy, who makes the world's scariest faces.