Jeff Mondak (born March 26, 1962) is an American poet and songwriter who has written nearly 200 children's poems, along with many songs for both children and adults. In February 2016, Jeff released his first solo poetry collection, The Toy Box Ate My Brother, with illustration by Mew Tachibana. Jeff is also a political science professor, currently the James M. Benson Chair in Public Issues and Civic Leadership[1] in the Department of Political Science at the University of Illinois. Jeff lives with his family in Champaign, Il.