JOE BROWN lives in the village of Lincolnwood, Illinois, with his wife, Lola. He was an attorney in Chicago for fifty years before embarking on a writing career at age 70. Bop, as he is known in the family, started writing these stories for his children      in the 1960s. After retiring he began,      again, writing about Marceau’s      adventures. Now 75, he has completed     the four-book series that has taken     more  than forty years to write.

MICHAEL PUKÁČ was born and raised on the Gulfcoast of Alabama, graduated from Ringling School of art in Sarasota, Florida and now resides in Southern California.  His illustrations are done in acrylics and clearly reflect his fine art skills.

STEPHEN MARCHESI has illustrated numerous picture books, textbooks and magazines. A graduate of Pratt Institute, his books have been on the Children’s Book Council bestsellers list and on the Bank Street College Children’s Book of the Year lists. He lives with his wife and son in Croton-on-Hudson, New York.

© Copyright 2010 by Joe Brown