About Matt Phelan Matt Phelan is an award-winning author and illustrator. He received the Scott O’Dell Award for Historical Fiction and has been nominated for five Eisner Awards. He lives in Ardmore, Pennsylvania. Books by Matt Phelan You Are My Friend The Story of Mister Rogers and His Neighborhood by (author) Aimee Reid illustrated by Matt Phelan Ages 5 to 8 Grades k to 3