I am a loving husband and father of three residing in The Mitten State. At an early age, I developed a love for the arts.  Whether I was creating new cartoon characters or writing imaginative stories, I always knew that someday art would become a part of my future.  And over the years, my love and passion for the arts has continued to grow. Originally, my dream was to become a cartoonist and have my very own cartoon strip in the newspaper alongside the famous Charles Schulz (Peanuts), Jim Davis (Garfield) and Bill Amend (Fox Trot) whom I idolized. However, after becoming a father and seeing how much enjoyment my children got when I read them bedtime stories, I decided I wanted to become a children's author and illustrator.  Becoming a published Author quickly became my dream and I focused all of my attention on accomplishing that dream.  And through the love and support of my family, I was able to achieve my dream and became a published Author for the first time on January 6th, 2015!