Launch of City Numbers by Joanne Schwartz and Matt Beam

Joanne Schwartz is a children's librarian at the Toronto Public Library and has a special interest in picture books. She is the author of Our Corner Grocery Store , illustrated by Laura Beingessner, and City Alphabet, with photos by Matt Beam. She lives with her two daughters in Toronto.

Matt Beam is a writer, photographer and teacher. He is the author of three young adult novels, and City Alphabet, with words by Joanne Schwartz, was his first photographic picture book. He lives in Toronto.