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José Aruego was a Filipino children's author, illustrator, and cartoonist known for his lively animal characters and collaborations with Ariane Dewey. Trained originally as a lawyer in the Philippines, he later studied design in New York and became a successful cartoonist for magazines including The New Yorker. He created more than eighty children's books, including Whose Mouse Are You?, Leo the Late Bloomer, and Gregory the Terrible Eater, while also visiting schools to encourage children's creativity and drawing.