About the illustrator:
With an engaging and sparkling personality, Jesse hit the big time at a young age as "Uncle Jed" in Cooper Elementary's production of the runaway hit comedy STEAMBOATIN'!. "Ever since STEAMBOATIN'!," he says, "everything I touch turns to gold!" And except for a dry spell from 1983 on, it has!

I am a freelance illustrator working in Kansas City, Kansas. When I’m not drawing I play a lot of music on the fiddle and banjo.

I attended Bethel College in North Newton, KS and The American Academy of Art in Chicago. I illustrate books, magazines and educational materials for clients such as McGraw-Hill, Scholastic, Oxford University Press, and Highlights for Children, and I am represented in the children’s market by Cornell & Company.

If you have any questions or comments about the work on this website or if you’re interested in my services as an illustrator, please contact me or my agents.