Janell Cannon is an American author. She is best known for her children's book Stellaluna. She also wrote Trupp: A Fuzzhead Tale, Verdi, Crickwing, Little Yau and Pinduli.
Tropes common in her works:
- Animal Talk: All of the animals in her books express themselves verbally. The Fuzzheads take this a step further, by being able to mimic absolutely any language — human and non-human — that they hear.
- Ridiculously Cute Critter: Especially with Stellaluna, Pinduli, Verdi, and the Fuzzheads (Trupp and Yau).
- Scenery Porn: Puts a lot of detail into the backgrounds of her illustrations.
- Shown Their Work: At the end of some of her books are notes on her protagonists' species.
- What Measure Is a Non-Cute?: Likes to subvert this by using traditionally "non-cute" animals like bats, snakes, cockroaches, and hyenas as the protagonists of her books.
