Born in Jeannette, PA. After school I went off to the U.S. Navy for 20 years. I was the Art Director for Pacific Stars and Strips after 4 years in Vietnam as an artist. Retired from the Navy I was ...view moreBorn in Jeannette, PA. After school I went off to the U.S. Navy for 20 years. I was the Art Director for Pacific Stars and Strips after 4 years in Vietnam as an artist. Retired from the Navy I was one of the art directors at the Associated Press in NY. I moved to California to worked as an Illustrator for the Ssn Jose Mercury News... I also lectured at San Jose State for 20 years. I also wrote and illustrated two other childrens book through Traffod Publishing. Winning many national awards for my work including Reubin's Award.view less