Author's BIO
I am a former reading specialist and third grade teacher. I earned a BS degree from The Pennsylvania State University. ('73 EKED) I continued my studies and earned a MS degree in Reading from SUNY Cortland in New York in 1979. I taught in Maine and New York and presently live in State College, PA. I have two wonderful, grown children. My daughter, Jessie, illustrated five of my books.
Artist's BIO
Jessie graduated from Penn State ('06 EKED) and received a Master's of Science in Equity and Diversity in an Educational Setting from the University of Nevada at Reno. She has taught kindergarten through third grade and loves watching her students discover the joy of reading. Jessie is the illustrator of Nittany Lion Gets a Big Surprise, Nittany Lion Tells the Legend of Princess Nit-a-Nee, Nittany Lion's Pennsylvania Vacation, as well as Nittany Lion and Earth Day. She lives in Colorado and visits Happy Valley every year.