Let's make this birthday one to remember.

72 years old (Born on February 14, 1953)

Happy Birthday, Paul O. Zelinsky! May your day roll along merrily—just like those wheels on the bus you've made famous since 1990. Your enchanting illustrations have spun tales that captivate generations; from Rapunzel's golden locks earning you a well-deserved Caldecott Medal in '97 to bringing life and laughter into stories by Emily Jenkins, Jack Prelutsky, E. Nesbit—and countless others.

Here's wishing another year filled with creativity as timeless as your art and humor that's brighter than ever before (and hopefully fewer towers for princesses). Keep illustrating joy onto every page—you've certainly drawn yourself quite an impressive legacy!