Author Description

About The Author The author likes to read, some college, enjoy watching the educational shows about History, enjoys photography, enjoy listening to talk radio, have published a manatee picture in Olan Mills called Manatee. The author enjoys gardening with his wife of almost 19 years. The author sees his wife as his best friend. Met spouse in college in Florida. Earlier in the Author's life, he worked for transportation company's transporting elderly and people with disabilities to and from their destinations. Currently live in Joplin, Missouri with spouse. Enjoy listening to different music and song. About the Illustrator Retired from teaching, but still substitute teach grades K-12 including special needs. Helped children learn to read with sight words in educational settings. Started out as a fine artist, later became an illustrator creating humor for education as a niche for learning. Encouraged children through the repetition of rhythm and sounds of words what is alike and what is not alike words. Ideas form concepts producing illustrations that help children make better decisions for tomorrow. One picture is worth a thousand words. This book helps with both communication and creative expression. It helps everyone make better choices with their words, as well as learning phonics and rhyming words. Met spouse in Florida while attending college with a background in education/business. Enjoys gardening, painting, baking and some travel.